At A Glance

19 June 2012 at a glance

Day of the week
19 June 2012 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra.
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 19 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 June 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 June 2012 was New Moon.

On this day: 19 June

  • 1990 The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.
  • 1991 The last Soviet army units in Hungary are withdrawn.
  • 2005 Following a series of Michelin tire failures during the United States Grand Prix weekend at Indianapolis, and without an agreement being reached, 14 cars from seven teams in Michelin tires withdraw after completing the formation lap, leaving only six cars from three teams on Bridgestone tires to race.
  • 2009 War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
  • 2018 The 10,000,000th United States Patent is issued.

Famous people born on June 19

  • Macklemore, American rapper (born 1983)
  • Zoe Saldaña, American actress (born 1978)
  • James VI and I (1566–1625)
  • Robin Tunney, American actress (born 1972)

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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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