At A Glance

18 September 2012 at a glance

Day of the week
18 September 2012 was a Tuesday.
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 18 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 September 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 September 2012 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 18 September

  • 1997 The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.
  • 2001 First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
  • 2007 Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call the Saffron Revolution.
  • 2011 The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.
  • 2014 Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom, by 55% to 45%.

Famous people born on 18 September

  • Jason Sudeikis, American actor and comedian (born 1975)
  • James Gandolfini, American actor and producer (1961–2013)
  • John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (1945–2021)
  • James Marsden, American actor (born 1973)

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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