What happened on Sunday January 01, 2012?

About January 1st, 2012, in brief:

  • Historical events: Arab Parliament calls for immediate withdrawal of Arab League monitors due to the Syrian government's continued crackdown on opposition, marking an escalation in the Arab Spring movement.
  • Day of the week: January 1st, 2012 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: Locked Out Of Heaven by Bruno Mars
  • Popular movie: The Avengers directed by Joss Whedon

More about January 1st, 2012? See below for more news and curiosities on January 1st, 2012.

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January 01, 2012: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 01, 2012:

  • Syrian Protests Intensify Arab Parliament calls for immediate withdrawal of Arab League monitors due to the Syrian government's continued crackdown on opposition, marking an escalation in the Arab Spring movement.
  • Syrian Uprising Casualties Syrian opposition groups report over 5,800 people killed during the violent political unrest in 2011, highlighting the severe human cost of the ongoing conflict.
  • Nigeria's Emergency Declaration Against Boko Haram President Goodluck Jonathan declares a state of emergency in regions affected by Boko Haram's violent insurgency, signaling escalating security challenges.
  • India-Pakistan Nuclear Site Sharing India and Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear installations, a rare diplomatic gesture of transparency in their historically tense relationship.
  • Nigeria Ends Fuel Subsidy Nigeria announces the termination of its fuel subsidy scheme, triggering immediate strikes and protests organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress.
  • NASA Lunar Spacecraft Mission NASA's Interior Laboratory and Gravity Recovery spacecraft successfully enters lunar orbit, continuing advanced space exploration efforts.
  • New Year's Day 2012 The first day of the year 2012, marking the beginning of a new calendar year with global celebrations and traditional festivities.

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January 01, 2012: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 01, 2012: What were the main match results that day?

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Braintree Town - Cambridge : 3 - 2
  • Darlington - Gateshead : 0 - 1
  • Forest Green - Kidderminster : 1 - 1
  • Grimsby - Lincoln : 3 - 1
  • Kettering Town - Luton : 0 - 5

Premier League - UK Soccer

  • Sunderland - Man City : 1 - 0
  • West Brom - Everton : 0 - 1
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What day of the week was January 01, 2012?


January 01, 2012 was a Sunday and it was the 1st day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 01, 2012 can also be written as 1/1/2012 in the US and as 1/1/2012 in UK and Europe.

January 01, 2012 in January 2012 calendar

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January 01, 2012: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 01, 2012:

  • Tommy Mont

    American football player and coach (b. 1922).

  • Nay Win Maung

    Burmese physician, businessman, and activist (b. 1962).

  • Kiro Gligorov

    Bulgarian-macedonian lawyer and politician, 1st president of the republic of macedonia (b. 1917).

  • Gary Ablett
  • Marino di Teana
  • Anders Frandsen

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January 01, 2012: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 01, 2012 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 26th and January 1st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 01, 2012: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 01, 2012 was Locked Out Of Heaven by Bruno Mars, according to the music chart for the week December 26th and January 1st.

  1. - Locked Out Of Heaven youtube
  2. - Diamonds youtube
  3. - Ho Hey youtube
  4. - Die Young youtube
  5. - One More Night youtube

January 01, 2012: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 01, 2012 was Diamonds by Rihanna, according to the music chart for the week December 26th and January 1st.

  1. - Diamonds youtube
  2. - Thrift Shop
  3. - Girl On Fire
  4. - Swimming Pools (Drank)
  5. - Clique
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January 01, 2012: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 1st is Capricorn.

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Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 01, 2012: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 01, 2012 is Dragon and the associated element is Water.

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January 01, 2012: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 01, 2012 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 01, 2012 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on January 01, 2012 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 59% full, rising at 11:26 am and setting at 01:09 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 10, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Jan 09, 2012.

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How old is someone born on January 01, 2012?


Someone born on January 01, 2012 is:

13 years 3 months old,

or 159 months and 22 days old,

or 694 weeks and 3 days old,

or 4861 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 01, 2012?

There are 253 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday January 1st 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 01, 2012?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on January 01, 2012.

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