At A Glance

12 July 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
12 July 2021 was a Monday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Butter” by BTS.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 July 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 July 2021 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 12 July

  • 1975 São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
  • 1979 The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
  • 1998 France win their first World Cup title, defeating defending champions Brazil 3–0.
  • 2001 Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.
  • 2006 A cross-border raid by Hezbollah militants starts the 2006 Lebanon War.

Famous people born on July 12

  • Julius Caesar, Roman politician and general (born -100)
  • Steve Howey, American actor (born 1977)
  • Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1997)
  • Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer (born 2000)

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Events of 2021 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 13 – Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives.
  • June 24 – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his false claims about the 2020 election.
  • July 6 – 2021 New York City mayoral election – Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.
More events of 2021 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 2021

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.27

Loaf of Bread

$2.53

Average House

$408,800

Weekly Wage

$1,026

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