Thursday June 21, 2012: on this day

June 21, 2012 was a Thursday and it was the 173rd day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar.

June 21, 2012 can also be written as 6/21/2012 in the US and as 21/6/2012 in UK and Europe.

June 21, 2012 in June 2012 calendar

Here's what happened on June 21, 2012:

• Arab spring
• Syrian uprising: a pilot of a syrian mig 21 fighter aircraft flees to jordan after landing at a military base in northern jordan.
• Hosni mubarak in egypt, who was ousted from power by the revolution last year, is said to be "clinging on to life" as his decline adds to egyptian uncertainty.
• Human rights watch is concerned about the egyptian military's commitment to handing power over to civilian rule.
• War on drugs
• Mexican drug war: mexican marines detain jesus alfredo guzman salazar (alias joaquin guzman loera, ''el chapo mexico's most wanted drug count in the western state of jalisco).
• Uruguayan officials announce plans to sell marijuana in small quantities to registered users.
• Taliban soldiers in afghanistan invade a kabul hotel and kill some guests.
• Leroy neiman, a u.s. artist and one of the most successful in contemporary art, has died in new york. he was also an official painter for five olympiads.
• Private collectors will be able to purchase a lucian freud self-portrait painted on an eggshell for ps27,000.
• Vassilis rapanos is the chairman of greece's largest bank private. he has been named finance minister.
• Air france announced its intention to reduce just below 10% of its total workforce (more that 5,000 jobs) in order to recover profitability.
• Moody's downgrades credit ratings of 15 major banks around the world: uk (the royal bank of scotland and hsbc), usa (bank of america and citigroup), goldman sachs, jpmorgan) and rest of the world (credit suisse and ubs, bnp paribas; credit agricole and societe generale; deutsche bank, royal bank of canada, morgan stanley).
• Avianca, copa airlines, and taca airlines join star alliance to become the 26th, 27th, and 28th member airlines, respectively. tam airlines will be moving to oneworld as a result.
• Due to weak economic data and poor news out of the eurozone, the us dow jones industrial average fell 251 points.
• A fokker 27 from the indonesian air force crashes into a jakarta residential complex, killing at least six people.
• A boat carrying 200 asylum seekers washes up north of christmas island. it is located between australia and indonesia. 110 survivors were rescued.
• Rafael correa, president of ecuador, decides to grant asylum to wikileaks editor in chief julian assange. assange is still at the ecuadorian embassy of london and could be arrested by the british authorities.
• Courage to resist, an oakland-based group, asks that participants to the 42nd annual pride parade this sunday march in honor of bradley manning. manning was imprisoned by america's government for allegedly leaking classified information to the public domain.
• According to a judge, the father of michelle bachelet, chile's former president, was likely tortured to death following the 1973 coup under augusto pinochet.
• Penn state scandal involving sex abuse:
• Former football coach jerry sandusky's adopted son claims that sandusky molested his father.
• John bryson, united states secretary of commerce, resigns following a seizure that caused two car accidents.
• Cristiano ronaldo scored the match-winning goal to help portugal defeat the czech republic. they will now progress into the semifinals.
• There are reports of a france dressing-room bust-up that involved at least two incidents following the team's loss to sweden. these include a match between alou diarra, samir nasri and a shouting matchampquot, followed by a nasty exchange between laurent blanc, hatem ben arfa, and laurent blanc.
• The miami heat won the 2012 nba finals four to one over the oklahoma city thunder. lebron james is awarded the nba finals mvp award.
• Arab spring: syrian uprising: a pilot of a syrian mig 21 fighter aircraft flees to jordan after landing at a military base in northern jordan. (bbc) (al jazeera). (bbc). (al jazeera). hosni mubarak in egypt is said to be "clinging on to life" after he was ousted from power last year during the revolution. his deterioration has added to egyptian uncertainty. human rights watch is concerned about the commitment of the egyptian military to handing power over to civilian rule.
• War on drugs: mexican drug war: mexican marines detain jesus alfredo guzman salazar. he is the son of joaquin guzman loera (alias el chapo), the most wanted drug lord in mexico's western state of jalisco. (the washington post.) the uruguayan government plans to sell marijuana in small quantities to registered users.
• Jakarta court sentences umar patek 20 years imprisonment for his involvement in the bali bombings of october 2002 that resulted in the deaths of 202 people.
• Child sex abuse scandal at penn state: former penn state football coach jerry sandusky's adopted son claims that sandusky abused him. (cnn). the jury begins deliberations in this trial.
• The trial begins with the jury's deliberations.
• Fernando lugo, president of paraguay, faces impeachment
• Uefa euro 2012: cristiano ronaldo scores match-winning goals as portugal defeats the czech republic to reach the semi-finals. (bbc).reports have emerged of a france locker room brawl that involved at least two incidents following the team's loss to sweden. these include a "shouting match” between alou diarra, samir nasri and laurent blanc, and then a heated exchange between laurent blanc, hatem ben arfa, and hatem ben arau.
• A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the indian ocean between the indonesian island of java and christmas island, killing 17 people and leaving 70 others missing.

June 21, 2012: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on June 21, 2012:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $85.04
• Apple AAPL: opens at $585.44
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $30.96
• General Electric GE: opens at $19.99
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $199.07

Exchange Rates on June 21, 2012:

• 1 USD = 80.19 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0283 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9572 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.3646 CNY
• 1 EUR = 100.6 JPY

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for June 21st is Cancer.

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June 21, 2012: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for June 21, 2012 is Dragon and the associated element is Water.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on June 21, 2012 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on June 21, 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 June 21, 2012 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 11% full, rising at 07:20 am and setting at 10:25 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jun 04, 2012 while the next full moon would come on Jul 03, 2012.

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Your place in the Universe on June 21, 2012

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Whose famous birthday is on June 21st?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on June 21st:

• Jean-Paul Sartre

  French author, philosopher, essayist, playwright, and novelist.

• Juliette Lewis

  American actress, whose performance in martin scorseseaeur (tm)'s "cape fear", earned her an oscar nomination.

• Edward Snowden

  An american ex-technical contractor and central intelligence agency employee (cia), who was a contractor for nsa before disclosing details...

• Benazir Bhutto

  A pakistani politician and the first female leader of islam.

• Jane Russell

  American actress who rose to fame after a controversy over her breasts.

• Meredith Baxter

  American actress, daughter of whitney blake, actress and radio announcer ted baxter.

• Ian McEwan

  British writer.

• Tony Scott

  English-american producer and director (d. 2012).

• Ron Ely

  American actor best known for his role as tarzan on tv from 1966-1969.

• Judy Holliday

  American actress, winner of the oscar in 1950 for best actress for "born yesterday".

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You are 11 years 9 months old,

or 141 months and 30 days old,

or 617 weeks and 2 days old,

or 4321 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on June 21, 2012?

There are 62 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday June 21st 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on June 21, 2012?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on June 21, 2012.

Famous people died on June 21, 2012:

• Dahir Siad

  Dahir Siad was a renowned Somali poet who contributed significantly to the development of Somali literature.

• Sunil Janah

  Indian photographer and journalist (b. 1918).

• Abid Hussain

  Indian economist and diplomat, indian ambassador to the united states (b. 1926).

• Richard Adler

  Nyc, new york -- composer.

• Anna Schwartz

  American author and economist (d. 2012).

• Antonio Cao
• Adolfo Facchini
• Ramaz Šengelija

What famous deaths happened on June 21st?

Famous deaths on June 21st:

• Carroll O'Connor

  Carroll o'connor was an american actor best known for his role as archie bunker in the tv series 'all in the family'.

• Soad Hosny

  Egyptian actress and singer (b. 1942).

• Elliott Reid

  American screenwriter and actor (d. 2013).

• Charles Krauthammer

  Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative political commentator and columnist.

• Niccolas Machiavelli

  Niccolas Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher and political theorist who is best known for his work 'The Prince'.

• Husayn Ibn Sina

  Renowned Persian polymath known for his contributions to medicine and philosophy.

• Daliya Rabikovitch

  Israeli poet known for her powerful and emotional works.

• Demitris Christofias

  Former President of Cyprus.

• Inigo Jones

  The queen's house was designed by an english architect (d. 1652).

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Observances on June 21, 2012:

• International Day of Yoga
• International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice

June 21, 2012: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on June 21, 2012 was Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen, according to the music chart for the week June 18th and June 24th.

June 21, 2012: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on June 21, 2012 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week June 18th and June 24th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
2. Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
3. Maroon 5 - Payphone
4. Fun. - We Are Young
5. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful

June 21, 2012: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on June 21, 2012 was Climax by Usher, according to the R&B music chart for the week June 18th and June 24th.

June 21, 2012: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on June 21, 2012 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week June 18th and June 24th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Usher - Climax
2. Ca$h Out - Cashin' Out
3. Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz - Mercy
4. J. Cole Featuring Missy Elliott - Nobody's Perfect
5. Trey Songz - Heart Attack

June 21, 2012: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on June 21, 2012 was Ai Se Eu Te Pego by Michel Telo, according to the Latin music chart for the week June 18th and June 24th.

June 21, 2012: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on June 21, 2012 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week June 18th and June 24th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Michel Telo - Ai Se Eu Te Pego
2. Wisin & Yandel + Jennifer Lopez - Follow The Leader
3. Juan Magan Featuring Pitbull & El Cata - Bailando Por El Mundo
4. Espinoza Paz - Un Hombre Normal
5. La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho - Llamada de Mi Ex