What happened on Friday January 13, 2012?

Here's what happened on January 13, 2012:

• European Credit Rating Downgrade Standard & Poor's credit rating agency significantly downgrades long-term credit ratings for multiple eurozone countries, reflecting ongoing economic instability and challenges within the European financial system.
• Syrian Uprising Continues During the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising, government security forces violently suppressed peaceful demonstrations, killing at least 13 protesters, including three children, further escalating the humanitarian crisis.
• Costa Concordia Maritime Disaster The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sank off the coast of Italy due to the reckless navigation by Captain Francesco Schettino, resulting in a catastrophic maritime accident. The ship ran aground near Isola del Giglio in the Mediterranean Sea, causing significant loss of life and highlighting serious maritime safety failures.
• Burma Political Reforms In a significant step towards political liberalization, Burma announces mass pardons for political prisoners, including prominent student leader Min Ko Naing, signaling potential democratic transitions.
• Lions Gate Acquires Summit Entertainment Lions Gate Entertainment, a prominent independent film studio in America, strategically expands its market presence by purchasing Summit Entertainment for US$412.5 Million, consolidating its position in the entertainment industry.
• Kiribati Presidential Election Anote Tong is re-elected to a third and final term as President of Kiribati, continuing his leadership of the small Pacific island nation.

Events in 2012

January 13, 2012: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Jan. 13, 2012

January 13, 2012: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 13, 2012:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $84.16
• Apple AAPL: opens at $419.70
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.93
• General Electric GE: opens at $18.78
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $179.48

Exchange Rates on January 13, 2012:

• 1 USD = 76.95 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0229 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9516 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.3068 CNY
• 1 EUR = 97.54 JPY

January 13, 2012: What were the main match results that day?

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

• Celta - Gimnastic : 1 - 0

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Le Havre - Lens : 0 - 0
• Nantes - Angers : 2 - 1

Division 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

• Hamilton - Partick : 1 - 0

Serie B - Football (Italy)

• Nocerina - Sassuolo : 0 - 1

January 13, 2012 was a Friday and it was the 13th day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 13, 2012 can also be written as 1/13/2012 in the US and as 13/1/2012 in UK and Europe.

January 13, 2012 in January 2012 calendar

Famous people died on January 13, 2012:

• Guido Dessauer

  German physicist and engineer (b. 1915).

• Miljan Miljanić

  Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1930).

• Rauf Denktaş

  Turkish-cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st president of northern cyprus (b. 1924).

• Juan Antonio Usparitza Lecumberri

Famous people who died in 2012

Famous people who died on January 13th

January 13, 2012: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 13, 2012 was Sexy And I Know It by LMFAO, according to the music chart for the week January 9th and January 15th.

1. LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It
2. Rihanna - We Found Love
3. Katy Perry - The One That Got Away
4. Bruno Mars - It Will Rain
5. Flo Rida - Good Feeling

January 13, 2012: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 13, 2012 was Lotus Flower Bomb by Wale Featuring Miguel, according to the music chart for the week January 9th and January 15th.

1. Wale Featuring Miguel - Lotus Flower Bomb
2. Jay Z Kanye West - Ni**as in Paris
3. Beyonce Featuring Andre 3000 - Party
4. Big Sean Featuring Nicki Minaj - Dance (A$$)
5. Drake Featuring Nicki Minaj - Make Me Proud

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 13th is Capricorn.

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January 13, 2012: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 13, 2012 is Dragon and the associated element is Water.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on January 13, 2012 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 13, 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 13, 2012 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 69% full, rising at 08:52 pm and setting at 09:59 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 09, 2012 while the next full moon would come on Feb 07, 2012.

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Your place in the Universe on January 13, 2012

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Someone born on January 13, 2012 is:

13 years 4 months old,

or 160 months and 1 day old,

or 695 weeks and 5 days old,

or 4870 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 13, 2012?

There are 244 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday January 13th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 13, 2012?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on January 13, 2012.

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