Your place in the Universe on 2012
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Get your map!2012 (MMXII in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 2012 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 2012 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 2012, who was Time's Person of the Year in 2012, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 2012, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 2012, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 2012.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 2012 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
In 2012, during the 85th Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 24/02/2013 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 2012:
The most popular and best selling books in 2012 were:
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 2012 was the Year of the Dragon.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Dragon sign.
The 3 most popular baby names in 2012 were Jacob, Mason and Ethan for boys and Sophia, Emma and Isabella for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.
The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 2012 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 2012 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The number 1 song in the USA in 2012, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye
The Music Chart in the USA in 2012 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The most popular movies and box office hits in 2012 were:
The world population in 2012 was 7,125,828,059 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 53.0% of the total population, which is roughly 3.8 billion individuals.The annual population change in 2012 was an increase of +84.5 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.2% over the previous year.The average population density in 2012 was 30 persons per square mile (or 48 persons per square kilometer).
Here's what happened in 2012: