What happened on Monday February 27, 2012?

About February 27th, 2012, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Syrian army committed a severe atrocity, killing 125 civilians across Syria, with 64 people reportedly executed summarily while attempting to flee the city of Homs.
  • Day of the week: February 27th, 2012 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Part Of Me by Katy Perry
  • Popular movie: The Avengers directed by Joss Whedon

More about February 27th, 2012? See below for more news and curiosities on February 27th, 2012.

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February 27, 2012: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on February 27, 2012:

  • Syrian Army Massacre in Homs The Syrian army committed a severe atrocity, killing 125 civilians across Syria, with 64 people reportedly executed summarily while attempting to flee the city of Homs.
  • Chardon High School Shooting A tragic school shooting occurred at Chardon High School in Ohio, United States, resulting in three student fatalities and two injuries.
  • Yemen Presidential Transition during Arab Spring As part of the Arab Spring movement, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was succeeded by Vice President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Al-Hadi, marking a significant political transition in the country.
  • Afghanistan Quran Burning Protests Escalate During the 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests, a suicide car bomber detonated at Jalalabad Airport, resulting in nine fatalities and escalating tensions in the region.
  • Alleged Assassination Plot Against Putin Russian and Ukrainian intelligence services reportedly thwarted a potential assassination plot targeting Vladimir Putin ahead of the Russian presidential elections.
  • WikiLeaks Releases Stratfor Emails WikiLeaks began disclosing 5 million emails from Stratfor, a private intelligence company, in a significant data leak.
  • Australian Labor Party Leadership Change Julia Gillard successfully defended her position as leader of the Australian Labor Party, defeating Kevin Rudd in an internal leadership ballot.
  • Apartment Building Collapse in Astrakhan A nine-story apartment section in Astrakhan, Russia, collapsed due to a natural gas explosion, resulting in at least 12 injuries and 11 people reported missing.

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February 27, 2012: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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February 27, 2012: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on February 27, 2012:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $87.15
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $521.31
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $31.24
  • General Electric GE: opens at $19.02
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $196.78

Exchange Rates on February 27, 2012:

  • 1 USD = 80.61 JPY
  • 1 USD = 0.9985 CAD
  • 1 USD = 0.8992 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.3016 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 108.0 JPY

February 27, 2012: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Fortuna Dusseldorf - Aachen : 0 - 0

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Reims - Sedan : 1 - 2

League 2 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Shrewsbury - Crawley Town : 2 - 1

Liga I - Football (Portugal)

  • Sp Braga - Guimaraes : 4 - 0
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What day of the week was February 27, 2012?


February 27, 2012 was a Monday and it was the 58th day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar.

February 27, 2012 can also be written as 2/27/2012 in the US and as 27/2/2012 in UK and Europe.

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February 27, 2012: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on February 27, 2012:

  • Ma Jiyuan

    Chinese general (b. 1921).

  • Helga Vlahović

    Croatian journalist and producer (b. 1945).

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February 27, 2012: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on February 27, 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).

February 27, 2012: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on February 27, 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

February 27, 2012: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on February 27, 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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February 27, 2012: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for February 27th 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 February are either Aquarius or Pisces. People born before February 18th are Aquarius, while people born from February 19th have the sign of Pisces.

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February 27, 2012: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for February 27, 2012 is Dragon and the associated element is Water.

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February 27, 2012: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on February 27, 2012 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on February 27, 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 February 27, 2012 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 32% full, rising at 08:58 am and setting at 11:38 pm.

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 February 27, 2012?


Someone born on February 27, 2012 is:

13 years 2 months old,

or 158 months and 17 days old,

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or 4825 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on February 27, 2012?

There are 289 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday February 27th 2026.

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You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on February 27, 2012.

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