Born in 2012

£1 in 2012 would be worth approximately £1.30 in today's money.

A selection from Wikipedia's '2012 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

• 4 February – The Met Office issues a severe weather warning as heavy snow falls across much of the UK, disrupting road and air travel.
• 6 February – Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, marking sixty years on the throne; only the second British monarch to do so.
• 29 March – 2012 Bradford West by-election: Respect Party candidate George Galloway wins, taking the seat from the Labour Party with a majority of 10,140 votes.
• 5 July – The Shard, the tallest building in Europe and the tallest habitable free-standing structure in the UK at 309.6 metres (1,016 ft), is officially opened.
• 27 July – 12 August – London hosts the 2012 Summer Olympics, beginning with an opening ceremony, and making the UK capital the first city to host the Games for a third time. The closing ceremony is on 12 August.
• 29 August – Opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, which end on 9 September.
• 17 October – The government launches GOV.UK, a single website for government, closing the Directgov and Business Link websites.
• 23 October – James Bond film Skyfall premières at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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