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14 October 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 October 2012 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “One More Night” by Maroon 5.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Bestselling Novel of 2012
- “Fifty Shades of Grey” by E. L. James was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2012.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “NCIS” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2012–13 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 October 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 October 2012 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 14 October
- 2003 The Steve Bartman Incident takes place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.
- 2012 Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.
- 2014 The Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifying match is canceled after 42 minutes due to several incidents on and off the pitch. Albania is eventually awarded a win.
- 2021 About 10,000 American employees of John Deere go on strike.
- 2023 Australians vote to reject a constitutional amendment that would have established an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Famous people born on October 14
- Charlie Kirk, American media personality and political activist (1993–2025)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (1890–1969)
- James II of England (1633–1701)
- Roger Moore, English actor and producer (1927–2017)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2012 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2012 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 2 – Dr. Seuss' The Lorax is released in theaters.
- March 20 – John Carter records one of the biggest losses in cinema history, forcing Disney to take a $200 million writedown and chairman Rich Ross to resign.
- May 4 – The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, is released by Marvel Studios as the sixth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the final film in its "Phase One" slate.
Life in the US in 2012
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$3.68
Loaf of Bread
$1.84
Average House
$256,900
Weekly Wage
$757
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