What happened on Friday March 02, 2012?

About March 2nd, 2012, in brief:

  • Historical events: A severe tornado outbreak struck the Southern United States and Ohio Valley region, causing widespread destruction and resulting in 40 fatalities. Multiple states were impacted, with particularly severe damage in Indiana and Kentucky.
  • Day of the week: March 2nd, 2012 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Part Of Me by Katy Perry
  • Popular movie: The Avengers directed by Joss Whedon

More about March 2nd, 2012? See below for more news and curiosities on March 2nd, 2012.

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March 02, 2012: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 02, 2012:

  • Devastating Tornado Outbreak in Southern United States A severe tornado outbreak struck the Southern United States and Ohio Valley region, causing widespread destruction and resulting in 40 fatalities. Multiple states were impacted, with particularly severe damage in Indiana and Kentucky.
  • International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Sudanese Defense Minister The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Abdelrahim Mohammed Hussein, Sudan's Defense Minister, in connection with war crimes allegations related to the Darfur conflict.
  • Iranian Parliamentary Elections Iran held parliamentary elections, with voters casting ballots to elect members of the national Parliament. The Interior Minister, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, announced that election results would be published within 72 hours.
  • NASA Reports Cybersecurity Breaches NASA disclosed that it was hacked thirteen times in the previous year, revealing significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the US space agency.
  • Australian Cabinet Reshuffle Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a Cabinet reshuffle, appointing Bob Carr, a former New South Wales Premier, as Minister for Foreign Affairs, replacing Kevin Rudd.

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March 02, 2012: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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March 02, 2012: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 02, 2012:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $86.66
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $544.24
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $32.31
  • General Electric GE: opens at $19.14
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $197.10

Exchange Rates on March 02, 2012:

  • 1 USD = 81.79 JPY
  • 1 USD = 0.989 CAD
  • 1 USD = 0.9138 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.2985 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 107.97 JPY

March 02, 2012: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Bochum - Dresden : 0 - 2
  • Duisburg - Greuther Furth : 0 - 2
  • Ingolstadt - Union Berlin : 3 - 3

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

  • La Coruna - Alcorcon : 2 - 1

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Arles - Angers : 2 - 2
  • Bastia - Boulogne : 2 - 0
  • Chateauroux - Reims : 1 - 1
  • Guingamp - Amiens : 1 - 1
  • Laval - Lens : 2 - 2

Championship - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Blackpool - Hull : 1 - 1
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What day of the week was March 02, 2012?


March 02, 2012 was a Friday and it was the 62nd day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 02, 2012 can also be written as 3/2/2012 in the US and as 2/3/2012 in UK and Europe.

March 02, 2012 in March 2012 calendar

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March 02, 2012: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 02, 2012:

  • Norman St John-Stevas

    Baron St John of Fawsley, prominent English lawyer and politician who served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

  • James Q. Wilson

    American political scientist and academic (b. 1931).

  • Lawrence Anthony

    South african environmentalist, explorer, and author (b. 1950).

  • Van T. Barfoot

    American colonel, medal of honor recipient (b. 1919).

  • Doug Furnas

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March 02, 2012: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 02, 2012 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week February 27th and March 4th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 02, 2012: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 02, 2012 was Part Of Me by Katy Perry, according to the music chart for the week February 27th and March 4th.

  1. - Part Of Me youtube
  2. - Set Fire To The Rain youtube
  3. - I Will Always Love You youtube
  4. - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) youtube
  5. - Rolling In The Deep youtube

March 02, 2012: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 02, 2012 was The Motto by Drake Featuring Lil Wayne, according to the music chart for the week February 27th and March 4th.

  1. - The Motto
  2. - Love On Top
  3. - Lotus Flower Bomb
  4. - Make Me Proud
  5. - Strip
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March 02, 2012: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 2nd is Pisces.

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Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 02, 2012: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 02, 2012 is Dragon and the associated element is Water.

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March 02, 2012: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 02, 2012 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 02, 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 March 02, 2012 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 71% full, rising at 11:56 am and setting at 03:02 am.

The previous full moon was on Feb 07, 2012 while the next full moon would come on Mar 08, 2012.

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How old is someone born on March 02, 2012?


Someone born on March 02, 2012 is:

13 years 1 month old,

or 157 months and 21 days old,

or 685 weeks and 5 days old,

or 4800 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 02, 2012?

There are 313 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday March 2nd 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 02, 2012?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on March 02, 2012.

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