Tuesday May 01, 2012: on this day
May 01, 2012 was the 122nd day of the year 2012, under the sign of Taurus and the day of the week was Tuesday.
Is May 01, 2012 a day special to you? If so you may like to discover what happened on that day, the zodiac sign and moon phase on May 01, 2012, who was born and died on May 01, 2012, what holidays and observances are celebrated on May 01, 2012, which were the most popular songs (ex. Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye), movies (e.g. Moneyball, directed by Bennett Miller), TV series (e.g. Satyamev Jayate) books and videogames back then.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about May 1st, 2012 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
Table of contents
- What day of the week was May 01, 2012?
- May 01, 2012: What happened on that day?
- May 01, 2012: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?
- May 01, 2012: What were the main match results that day?
- May 01, 2012: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
- May 01, 2012: What was the moon phase on that day?
- Who was born on May 01, 2012?
- May 01, 2012: How old are you if you were born on that day?
- May 01, 2012: What famous people died on that day?
- May 01, 2012: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
- May 01, 2012: Number 1 song on that day
- May 01, 2012: What were the most popular movies on that day?
- May 01, 2012: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
- May 01, 2012: What were the bestselling books on that day?
- May 01, 2012: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
- Who was the US President on May 01, 2012?
- Who was the UK Prime Minister on May 01, 2012?
- Who was the Pope on May 01, 2012?
What day of the week was May 01, 2012?
May 01, 2012: What happened on that day?
Here's what happened on May 01, 2012:
- Syrian uprising: both government and opposition forces are accused of violating the ceasefire, according to the united nations.
- 2011-2012 bahraini uprising. police end protests in manama.
- A suicide bomber attacks a cafe attached at a hotel in dhusamareb in somalia. this causes an indeterminate amount of deaths, including, according to witnesses, yusuf mire seerar (mp) and abdiweli shik mohamud (mp).
- 2012 mali counter-coup attempt: there is heavy fighting in bamako, malian capital, between coup supporters and their opponents.
- 2012 south sudan-sudan border dispute: tensions escalate between the two countries as south sudan accuses sudan, claiming that sudan has attacked its territory.
- During the investigation into the massacre at zelezarsko lake in republic of macedonia last month, up to 20 people were arrested.
- Due to strong manufacturing figures, and company earnings, the dow jones industrial average has reached a four year high.
- Japan's april car sales rose by 92% year over year, partly due to the low number of sales following last year's tsunami and earthquake.
- Barack obama, the united states president, visits afghanistan unannounced. he also marks the first anniversary of osama bin laden's assassination. obama signed an agreement with afghan president hamid karzai that outlines a continued u.s. involvement in afghanistan after 2014.
- Five european presidents, as well as the president of european commission, have cancelled their visits to ukraine because of yulia tymoshenko's treatment.
- Egypt's security services stopped an iranian plot to kill the saudi ambassador in cairo.
- Chinese vice-premier li keqiang visits moscow. china and russia sign trade agreements worth $15 billion
- News international phone hacking scandal: house of commons culture, media and sport committee publishes their report on phone hacking at the "news of the world". the committee concluded that rupert murdoch "is not fit to lead a major multinational company" and displayed "wilful blindness" to phone hacking and other practices in his media empire. three news corporation executives are also accused of misleading evidence.
- New york judge rules that nafissatou dillo's civil suit alleging sexual assault by dominique strauss kahn may proceed to trial.
- Tomas borge, last survivor of nicaragua's socialist political party sandinista national liberation front dies.
- An official committee of parliament begins to work on turkey's first civilian constitution.
- Tzipi livni, former opposition leader and foreign minister, leaves the israeli parliament.
- Alexander dale oen, the norwegian olympic swimming champion and olympic medalist, has died at 26 years old after experiencing a cardiac arrest while training in flagstaff.
- After being hurt in a match against uganda, kenya's rugby captain aberdeen shikoyi was honored with a funeral.
- Tens of thousands march in asia, europe, and north america to protest against job cuts and inequality and other austerity measures.
- Guggenheim partners has sold the los angeles dodgers to them for us$2.1billion, which is the largest ever paid for a professional sports team. espn/ap
May 01, 2012: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?
Stock market quotes on May 01, 2012:
- ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $86.46
- Apple AAPL: opens at $584.90
- Microsoft MSFT: opens at $32.05
- General Electric GE: opens at $19.58
- International Business Machines IBM: opens at $207.18
Exchange Rates on May 01, 2012:
- 1 USD = 80.08 JPY
- 1 USD = 0.9854 CAD
- 1 USD = 0.9075 CHF
- 1 USD = 6.3099 CNY
- 1 EUR = 106.03 JPY
May 01, 2012: What were the main match results that day?
Serie A - Italian Football
- Chievo - Roma : 0 - 0
- Napoli - Palermo : 2 - 0
La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)
- Getafe - Santander : 1 - 1
- Granada - Espanol : 2 - 1
- Sp Gijon - Villarreal : 2 - 3
Division 2 - Football (France)
- Amiens - Clermont : 1 - 1
- Angers - Nantes : 2 - 0
- Arles - Troyes : 0 - 0
- Bastia - Metz : 3 - 0
- Guingamp - Le Mans : 1 - 1
Le Championnat - Football (France)
- Montpellier - Evian Thonon Gaillard : 2 - 2
May 01, 2012: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 1st is Taurus.
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Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.
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May 01, 2012: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 01, 2012 is Dragon and the associated element is Water.
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May 01, 2012: What was the moon phase on that day?
Moon phase
The moon phase on May 01, 2012 was First Quarter.
The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 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 May 01, 2012 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 79% full, rising at 02:50 pm and setting at 03:22 am.
The previous full moon was on Apr 06, 2012 while the next full moon would come on May 06, 2012.
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Your place in the Universe on May 01, 2012
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Get your map!Who was born on May 01, 2012?
Whose famous birthday is on May 1st?
Famous individuals and celebrities born on May 1st:
- Ajith Kumar
Ajith kumar is an indian film actor known for his work in tamil cinema.
- Anushka Sharma
Anushka sharma is an indian actress and producer known for her work in hindi films, and she is one of the most popular and highest-paid...
- Jamie Dornan
Jamie dornan is a northern irish actor known for his role as christian grey in the fifty shades film series.
- Tim McGraw
Tim mcgraw is an american country music singer and actor known for his hit songs and successful acting career.
- Joanna Lumley
British actress, born in kashmir.
- Danielle Darrieux
French actress and actress.
- Catherine Frot
French film and theatre actress, the daughter of an engineer.
- Rita Coolidge
Rita coolidge is a grammy award-winning american singer known for her hits in the 1970s, including 'we're all alone' and 'higher and...
- Julie Benz
Julie benz is an american actress known for her roles in popular tv shows such as 'dexter' and 'buffy the vampire slayer'.
- Glenn Ford
Canadian-american actor.
May 01, 2012: How old are you if you were born on that day?
You are 11 years 10 months old,
or 142 months and 27 days old,
or 621 weeks and 2 days old,
or 4349 days old,
if you were born on May 01, 2012.How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 01, 2012?
There are 34 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday May 1st 2024.
What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 01, 2012?
You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on May 01, 2012.
May 01, 2012: What famous people died on that day?
Famous people died on May 01, 2012:
- Janeth Jaramillo
Ecuadorian painter known for her vibrant artworks.
- Mordechai Virshubski
German-israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1930).
- James Kinley
Canadian engineer and politician, 29th lieutenant governor of nova scotia (b. 1925).
- Greg Jackson
- Peter Reynolds
- Medina Barbattini
- Francesco Calamandrei
- Gogó Andreu
- Jean-Guy Moreau
What famous deaths happened on May 1st?
Famous deaths on May 1st:
- Steve Reeves
American physical culturist.
- Marion Mack
Actress (general).
- Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell was an American actress who appeared in over 30 films during the 1930s and 1940s.
- Olympia Dukakis
American screen and stage actress dukakis worked for 40 years before she achieved "overnight success" in 1987, when she was awarded an...
- Hylda Baker
English comedian, actress and music hall performer (d. 1986).
- Ayrton Senna
Brazilian formula one race car driver, and three-time world champion.
- Antonin Dvořák
Antonín Dvořák was a Czech composer, one of the first to achieve worldwide recognition.
- Meshulem Frank
Renowned Jewish painter known for his expressive works.
- Laden Taylor
Renowned for contributions to the study of galaxies and dark matter.
May 01, 2012: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
Holidays on May 01, 2012:
- Festival of Matsu in Taiwan and various locales along the southern coast of China (2005).
- Malta - L-Ewwel ta Mejju, Malta, Jum il-haddiem (Worker's Day).
- United States - Law Day, U.S.A., Loyalty Day.
- Roman Empire - fourth and last day of the Floralia in honour of Flora.
- Roman Empire - all-female festival in honour of Bona Dea.
- Maharashtra Divas (Maharashtra Day) in the state of Maharastra, India. On May 1, 1960, Maharashtra came into existence when Bombay State was split into the new linguistic states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- May crowning - Unofficial ritual ceremony usually happening in the Roman Catholic Church.
- Lei Day - Hawaiian holiday for the Lei.
- May Day, Labour Day, Workers' Day, Day of the International Solidarity of Workers.
- Italy - national holiday (Giorno dei Lavoratori).
Saints celebrated on May 01, 2012:
- Saint James the Less.
- Saint Sigismund of Burgundy.
- Saint Florine
- Saint Augustin Schoeffer
- Saint Theodulf.
- Saint Andeol.
- Saint Joseph the Worker (also known as Saint Joseph's Day).
- Saint Jeremiah.
- Saint Philip the Apostle.
- Saint Brieuc.
May 01, 2012: Number 1 song on that day
The number 1 song on May 01, 2012 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week April 30th and May 6th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).
May 01, 2012: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?
The number 1 song in the USA on May 01, 2012 was Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye, according to the music chart for the week April 30th and May 6th.
May 01, 2012: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?
The music chart in the USA on May 01, 2012 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week April 30th and May 6th. It included the following Top 5 songs:
- Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
- Fun. - We Are Young
- Maroon 5 - Payphone
- Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
- The Wanted - Glad You Came
May 01, 2012: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?
The number 1 R&B song on May 01, 2012 was Climax by Usher, according to the R&B music chart for the week April 30th and May 6th.
May 01, 2012: What was the R&B music chart on that day?
The R&B music chart on May 01, 2012 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week April 30th and May 6th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:
- Usher - Climax
- Rihanna Featuring Chris Brown - Birthday Cake
- LoveRance Featuring IamSu & Skipper or 50 Cent - UP!
- Beyonce - Love On Top
- Fat Joe Featuring Chris Brown - Another Round
May 01, 2012: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?
The number 1 Latin song on May 01, 2012 was La Senal by Juanes, according to the Latin music chart for the week April 30th and May 6th.
May 01, 2012: What was the Latin music chart on that day?
The Latin music chart on May 01, 2012 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week April 30th and May 6th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:
- Juanes - La Senal
- Michel Telo - Ai Se Eu Te Pego
- 3BallMTY Featuring El Bebeto y America Sierra - Intentalo
- Juan Magan Featuring Pitbull & El Cata - Bailando Por El Mundo
- La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho - Llamada de Mi Ex
May 01, 2012: What were the most popular movies on that day?
The most popular movies on May 01, 2012 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:
May 01, 2012: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
The most popular TV Series on May 01, 2012 were the Televisions Series released on TV close to that day characterized by high ratings, critical acclaim and a large fan base.. They included:
May 01, 2012: What were the bestselling books on that day?
The bestselling books on May 01, 2012 were the literary works published close to that day that have achieved notable commercial success, including:
May 01, 2012: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
The most popular videogames on May 01, 2012 were those that achieved widespread recognition and player engagement close to that day, including:
Who was the US President on May 01, 2012?
On May 01, 2012 the US President was Barack Obama (Democrat).
Who was the UK Prime Minister on May 01, 2012?
On May 01, 2012 the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative).
Who was the Pope on May 01, 2012?
On May 01, 2012 the Pope was Benedict XVI.
What is special about May 1st?
May 1st refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 1st day of the month of May. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.
Over the years several events happened on May 1st, such as:
- 2019 - Naxalite maoist insurgency. sixteen soldiers, including one driver, were killed in a landmine blast in gadchiroli, maharashtra, india. officials believe that the insurgents of maoists are responsible.
- 2018 - Human rights violations during syria civil war: isil releases a video of an execution showing a prisoner being executed by explosives at yarmouk camp in damascus.
- 2017 - Raoul hedebouw, a representative of workers' party belgium, is stabbed in his thigh just moments before he delivers a speech in liege (belgium). the suspect is taken into custody.
What happened in 2012?
2012 was filled with very interesting events such as
- Arab Spring
- The Arab Inter-parliamentary Union is an advisory body to Arab League and calls for the removal its monitors in Syria. They claim that they inadvertently help the government cover-up ongoing violence.
- Syrian opposition groups claim that more than 5,800 people were killed in violence during 2011.
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What was the calendar for May 2012?
May 2012 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with May being the 5th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.