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13 June 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 June 2012 was a Wednesday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2012
- The Irish chart song for 2012 was “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye ft. Kimbra.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 June 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 June 2012 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 13 June
- 2000 President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.
- 2002 The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
- 2010 A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth by landing in the Australian Outback.
- 2018 Volkswagen is fined one billion euros over the emissions scandal.
- 2025 Israel initiates air strikes against Iran, initiating the Twelve Day War.
Famous people born on 13 June
- Chris Evans, American actor and producer (born 1981)
- Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor (born 1951)
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, English actor (born 1990)
- Kat Dennings, American actress and comedian (born 1986)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2012 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2012 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The Government stopped paying expenses to former taoisigh (prime ministers), while sweeping price increases for goods and services, and in value added tax (VAT), affected consumers when decisions announced in Budget 2012 came into effect.
- 21 February – President Michael D. Higgins began his first official trip abroad when he went to London for three days, accompanied by his wife, Sabina.
- 27 March – Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore announced the date of the referendum on the fiscal compact as Thursday 31 May.
Life in Ireland in 2012
Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
Petrol (per litre)
€1.58/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.42
Average House
€165,000
Weekly Wage
€400
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