What happened on Tuesday March 06, 2012?

About March 6th, 2012, in brief:

  • Historical events: Voters in 10 US states participate in crucial Republican primary elections, with candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich competing for delegates across multiple states.
  • Day of the week: March 6th, 2012 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) by Kelly Clarkson
  • Popular movie: The Avengers directed by Joss Whedon

More about March 6th, 2012? See below for more news and curiosities on March 6th, 2012.

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March 06, 2012: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 06, 2012:

  • Super Tuesday US Presidential Primaries Voters in 10 US states participate in crucial Republican primary elections, with candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich competing for delegates across multiple states.
  • Syrian Civil War Conflict Escalates At least 39 people have been killed in Syria. The Red Cross reports an inability to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged Bab Amr neighborhood of Homs, highlighting the severe humanitarian crisis.
  • Iran Nuclear Inspection Developments Iran announces it will grant International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors access to its Parchin military compound, potentially signaling diplomatic openness amid ongoing nuclear tensions.
  • Indian State Elections Election vote counting begins in multiple Indian states including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Goa. The regional Samajwadi Party leads initial counts in Uttar Pradesh.
  • Cyrenaica Seeks Semi-Autonomy Cyrenaica, an eastern region of Libya, announces its intention to pursue semi-autonomous status. Ahmed al-Senussi, a relative of Libya's former king Idris, leads the Cyrenaica Transitional Council.
  • Significant Solar Flare Event A powerful X5-class solar flare erupted from the sun at 6:28 p.m. CST, producing a coronal mass ejection (CME) directed towards Earth, potentially impacting satellite and communication systems.
  • School Shooting Tragedy A tragic incident at Episcopal School of Jacksonville where a gunman shoots and kills the school's headmaster, highlighting ongoing concerns about school safety.

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March 06, 2012: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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March 06, 2012: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 06, 2012:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $86.24
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $523.66
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $31.54
  • General Electric GE: opens at $18.60
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $199.14

Exchange Rates on March 06, 2012:

  • 1 USD = 80.87 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0015 CAD
  • 1 USD = 0.9185 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.3079 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 106.08 JPY

March 06, 2012: What were the main match results that day?

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Angers - Monaco : 1 - 2
  • Boulogne - Lens : 0 - 2
  • Clermont - Arles : 0 - 0
  • Laval - Metz : 0 - 0
  • Troyes - Guingamp : 1 - 1

Le Championnat - Football (France)

  • Evian Thonon Gaillard - Marseille : 2 - 0

Championship - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Bristol City - Leicester : 3 - 2
  • Coventry - Crystal Palace : 1 - 1
  • Derby - Blackpool : 2 - 1
  • Hull - Leeds : 0 - 0
  • Middlesbrough - Barnsley : 2 - 0

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Alfreton Town - Stockport : 6 - 1
  • Barrow - Bath City : 0 - 1
  • Cambridge - Mansfield : 1 - 2
  • Fleetwood Town - Grimsby : 2 - 1
  • Gateshead - Hayes & Yeading : 2 - 0
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What day of the week was March 06, 2012?


March 06, 2012 was a Tuesday and it was the 66th day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 06, 2012 can also be written as 3/6/2012 in the US and as 6/3/2012 in UK and Europe.

March 06, 2012 in March 2012 calendar

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March 06, 2012: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 06, 2012:

  • Helen Walulik

    American baseball player (b. 1929).

  • Francisco Xavier do Amaral

    East timorese politician, 1st president of east timor (b. 1937).

  • Robert B. Sherman
  • Willie Iverson

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March 06, 2012: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 06, 2012 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 5th and March 11th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 06, 2012: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 06, 2012 was Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) by Kelly Clarkson, according to the music chart for the week March 5th and March 11th.

  1. - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) youtube
  2. - Set Fire To The Rain youtube
  3. - We Are Young youtube
  4. - Part Of Me youtube
  5. - Glad You Came youtube

March 06, 2012: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 06, 2012 was Love On Top by Beyonce, according to the music chart for the week March 5th and March 11th.

  1. - Love On Top
  2. - The Motto
  3. - Strip
  4. - Lotus Flower Bomb
  5. - Make Me Proud
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March 06, 2012: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 6th is Pisces.

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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 06, 2012: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 06, 2012 is Dragon and the associated element is Water.

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March 06, 2012: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 06, 2012 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 06, 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 06, 2012 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 98% full, rising at 04:15 pm and setting at 05:28 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 06, 2012?


Someone born on March 06, 2012 is:

13 years 1 month old,

or 157 months and 17 days old,

or 685 weeks and 1 day old,

or 4796 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 06, 2012?

There are 317 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday March 6th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 06, 2012?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on March 06, 2012.

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