At A Glance

25 July 2012 at a glance

Day of the week
25 July 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 25 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 July 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 July 2012 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 25 July

  • 1996 In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.
  • 2007 Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first female president.
  • 2010 WikiLeaks publishes classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history.
  • 2018 As-Suwayda attacks: Coordinated attacks occur in Syria.
  • 2019 National extreme heat records set this day in the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany during the July 2019 European heat wave.

Famous people born on 25 July

  • Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer (born 1991)
  • Jaafar Jackson, American actor and singer (born 1996)
  • Zawe Ashton, British actress (born 1984)
  • Bryce Young, American football player (born 2001)

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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