Tuesday May 01, 2012: on this day

May 01, 2012 was the 122nd day of the year 2012, under the sign of Taurus and the day of the week was Tuesday.

Is May 01, 2012 a day special to you? If so you may like to discover what happened on that day, the zodiac sign and moon phase on May 01, 2012, who was born and died on May 01, 2012, what holidays and observances are celebrated on May 01, 2012, which were the most popular songs (ex. Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye), movies (e.g. Moneyball, directed by Bennett Miller), TV series (e.g. Satyamev Jayate) books and videogames back then.

On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about May 1st, 2012 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.

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What day of the week was May 01, 2012?


May 01, 2012 was a Tuesday and it was the 122nd day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 01, 2012 can also be written as 5/1/2012 in the US and as 1/5/2012 in UK and Europe.

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May 01, 2012: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on May 01, 2012:

  • Syrian uprising: both government and opposition forces are accused of violating the ceasefire, according to the united nations.
  • 2011-2012 bahraini uprising. police end protests in manama.
  • A suicide bomber attacks a cafe attached at a hotel in dhusamareb in somalia. this causes an indeterminate amount of deaths, including, according to witnesses, yusuf mire seerar (mp) and abdiweli shik mohamud (mp).
  • 2012 mali counter-coup attempt: there is heavy fighting in bamako, malian capital, between coup supporters and their opponents.
  • 2012 south sudan-sudan border dispute: tensions escalate between the two countries as south sudan accuses sudan, claiming that sudan has attacked its territory.
  • During the investigation into the massacre at zelezarsko lake in republic of macedonia last month, up to 20 people were arrested.
  • Due to strong manufacturing figures, and company earnings, the dow jones industrial average has reached a four year high.
  • Japan's april car sales rose by 92% year over year, partly due to the low number of sales following last year's tsunami and earthquake.
  • Barack obama, the united states president, visits afghanistan unannounced. he also marks the first anniversary of osama bin laden's assassination. obama signed an agreement with afghan president hamid karzai that outlines a continued u.s. involvement in afghanistan after 2014.
  • Five european presidents, as well as the president of european commission, have cancelled their visits to ukraine because of yulia tymoshenko's treatment.
  • Egypt's security services stopped an iranian plot to kill the saudi ambassador in cairo.
  • Chinese vice-premier li keqiang visits moscow. china and russia sign trade agreements worth $15 billion
  • News international phone hacking scandal: house of commons culture, media and sport committee publishes their report on phone hacking at the "news of the world". the committee concluded that rupert murdoch "is not fit to lead a major multinational company" and displayed "wilful blindness" to phone hacking and other practices in his media empire. three news corporation executives are also accused of misleading evidence.
  • New york judge rules that nafissatou dillo's civil suit alleging sexual assault by dominique strauss kahn may proceed to trial.
  • Tomas borge, last survivor of nicaragua's socialist political party sandinista national liberation front dies.
  • An official committee of parliament begins to work on turkey's first civilian constitution.
  • Tzipi livni, former opposition leader and foreign minister, leaves the israeli parliament.
  • Alexander dale oen, the norwegian olympic swimming champion and olympic medalist, has died at 26 years old after experiencing a cardiac arrest while training in flagstaff.
  • After being hurt in a match against uganda, kenya's rugby captain aberdeen shikoyi was honored with a funeral.
  • Tens of thousands march in asia, europe, and north america to protest against job cuts and inequality and other austerity measures.
  • Guggenheim partners has sold the los angeles dodgers to them for us$2.1billion, which is the largest ever paid for a professional sports team. espn/ap

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May 01, 2012: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on May 01, 2012:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $86.46
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $584.90
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $32.05
  • General Electric GE: opens at $19.58
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $207.18

Exchange Rates on May 01, 2012:

  • 1 USD = 80.08 JPY
  • 1 USD = 0.9854 CAD
  • 1 USD = 0.9075 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.3099 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 106.03 JPY

May 01, 2012: What were the main match results that day?

Serie A - Italian Football

  • Chievo - Roma : 0 - 0
  • Napoli - Palermo : 2 - 0

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

  • Getafe - Santander : 1 - 1
  • Granada - Espanol : 2 - 1
  • Sp Gijon - Villarreal : 2 - 3

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Amiens - Clermont : 1 - 1
  • Angers - Nantes : 2 - 0
  • Arles - Troyes : 0 - 0
  • Bastia - Metz : 3 - 0
  • Guingamp - Le Mans : 1 - 1

Le Championnat - Football (France)

  • Montpellier - Evian Thonon Gaillard : 2 - 2
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May 01, 2012: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 1st is Taurus.

Taurus is the 2nd sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between April 20th and May 20th belong to the Taurus sign: discover Taurus personality and who should a Taurus marry.

Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.

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May 01, 2012: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 01, 2012 is Dragon and the associated element is Water.

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May 01, 2012: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on May 01, 2012 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 01, 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 May 01, 2012 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 79% full, rising at 02:50 pm and setting at 03:22 am.

The previous full moon was on Apr 06, 2012 while the next full moon would come on May 06, 2012.

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Who was born on May 01, 2012?


Whose famous birthday is on May 1st?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on May 1st:

  • Ajith Kumar
    Ajith Kumar

    Ajith kumar is an indian film actor known for his work in tamil cinema.

  • Anushka Sharma
    Anushka Sharma

    Anushka sharma is an indian actress and producer known for her work in hindi films, and she is one of the most popular and highest-paid...

  • Jamie Dornan
    Jamie Dornan

    Jamie dornan is a northern irish actor known for his role as christian grey in the fifty shades film series.

  • Tim McGraw
    Tim McGraw

    Tim mcgraw is an american country music singer and actor known for his hit songs and successful acting career.

  • Joanna Lumley
    Joanna Lumley

    British actress, born in kashmir.

  • Danielle Darrieux
    Danielle Darrieux

    French actress and actress.

  • Catherine Frot
    Catherine Frot

    French film and theatre actress, the daughter of an engineer.

  • Rita Coolidge
    Rita Coolidge

    Rita coolidge is a grammy award-winning american singer known for her hits in the 1970s, including 'we're all alone' and 'higher and...

  • Julie Benz
    Julie Benz

    Julie benz is an american actress known for her roles in popular tv shows such as 'dexter' and 'buffy the vampire slayer'.

  • Glenn Ford
    Glenn Ford

    Canadian-american actor.

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May 01, 2012: How old are you if you were born on that day?


You are 11 years 10 months old,

or 142 months and 27 days old,

or 621 weeks and 2 days old,

or 4349 days old,

if you were born on May 01, 2012.

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 01, 2012?

There are 34 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday May 1st 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 01, 2012?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on May 01, 2012.

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May 01, 2012: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on May 01, 2012:

  • Janeth Jaramillo

    Ecuadorian painter known for her vibrant artworks.

  • Mordechai Virshubski

    German-israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1930).

  • James Kinley

    Canadian engineer and politician, 29th lieutenant governor of nova scotia (b. 1925).

  • Greg Jackson
  • Peter Reynolds
  • Medina Barbattini
  • Francesco Calamandrei
  • Gogó Andreu
  • Jean-Guy Moreau

What famous deaths happened on May 1st?

Famous deaths on May 1st:

  • Steve Reeves
    Steve Reeves

    American physical culturist.

  • Marion Mack
    Marion Mack

    Actress (general).

  • Glenda Farrell
    Glenda Farrell

    Glenda Farrell was an American actress who appeared in over 30 films during the 1930s and 1940s.

  • Olympia Dukakis
    Olympia Dukakis

    American screen and stage actress dukakis worked for 40 years before she achieved "overnight success" in 1987, when she was awarded an...

  • Hylda Baker
    Hylda Baker

    English comedian, actress and music hall performer (d. 1986).

  • Ayrton Senna

    Brazilian formula one race car driver, and three-time world champion.

  • Antonin Dvořák

    Antonín Dvořák was a Czech composer, one of the first to achieve worldwide recognition.

  • Meshulem Frank

    Renowned Jewish painter known for his expressive works.

  • Laden Taylor

    Renowned for contributions to the study of galaxies and dark matter.

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May 01, 2012: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?


Holidays on May 01, 2012:

  • Festival of Matsu in Taiwan and various locales along the southern coast of China (2005).
  • Malta - L-Ewwel ta Mejju, Malta, Jum il-haddiem (Worker's Day).
  • United States - Law Day, U.S.A., Loyalty Day.
  • Roman Empire - fourth and last day of the Floralia in honour of Flora.
  • Roman Empire - all-female festival in honour of Bona Dea.
  • Maharashtra Divas (Maharashtra Day) in the state of Maharastra, India. On May 1, 1960, Maharashtra came into existence when Bombay State was split into the new linguistic states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
  • May crowning - Unofficial ritual ceremony usually happening in the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Lei Day - Hawaiian holiday for the Lei.
  • May Day, Labour Day, Workers' Day, Day of the International Solidarity of Workers.
  • Italy - national holiday (Giorno dei Lavoratori).

Saints celebrated on May 01, 2012:

  • Saint James the Less.
  • Saint Sigismund of Burgundy.
  • Saint Florine
  • Saint Augustin Schoeffer
  • Saint Theodulf.
  • Saint Andeol.
  • Saint Joseph the Worker (also known as Saint Joseph's Day).
  • Saint Jeremiah.
  • Saint Philip the Apostle.
  • Saint Brieuc.
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May 01, 2012: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on May 01, 2012 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week April 30th and May 6th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).


May 01, 2012: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 01, 2012 was Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye, according to the music chart for the week April 30th and May 6th.

May 01, 2012: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on May 01, 2012 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week April 30th and May 6th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

  1. - Somebody That I Used To Know
  2. - We Are Young
  3. - Payphone
  4. - Boyfriend
  5. - Glad You Came

May 01, 2012: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on May 01, 2012 was Climax by Usher, according to the R&B music chart for the week April 30th and May 6th.

May 01, 2012: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on May 01, 2012 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week April 30th and May 6th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

  1. - Climax
  2. - Birthday Cake
  3. - UP!
  4. - Love On Top
  5. - Another Round

May 01, 2012: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on May 01, 2012 was La Senal by Juanes, according to the Latin music chart for the week April 30th and May 6th.

May 01, 2012: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on May 01, 2012 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week April 30th and May 6th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

  1. - La Senal
  2. - Ai Se Eu Te Pego
  3. - Intentalo
  4. - Bailando Por El Mundo
  5. - Llamada de Mi Ex

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May 01, 2012: What were the most popular movies on that day?

The most popular movies on May 01, 2012 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:

Moneyball

Moneyball

Release year: 2012

Directed by: Bennett Miller

Starring: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Country: United States of America

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Release year: 2012

Directed by: Brad Bird

Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton

Country: United States of America

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Release year: 2012

Directed by: John Madden

Starring: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson

Country: United States of America

Killer Joe

Killer Joe

Release year: 2012

Directed by: William Friedkin

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church

Country: United States of America

J. Edgar

J. Edgar

Release year: 2012

Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Hamilton

Country: United States of America

May 01, 2012: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?

The most popular TV Series on May 01, 2012 were the Televisions Series released on TV close to that day characterized by high ratings, critical acclaim and a large fan base.. They included:

Satyamev Jayate

Satyamev Jayate

Release year: 2012

Starring: Aamir Khan

Country: India

Any Day Now

Any Day Now

Release year: 2012

Directed by: Travis Fine

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

Release year: 2012

Starring: Ashley Clements

Country: United States of America

The Client List

The Client List

Release year: 2012

Directed by: Eric Laneuville

Die Chefin

Die Chefin

Release year: 2012

May 01, 2012: What were the bestselling books on that day?

The bestselling books on May 01, 2012 were the literary works published close to that day that have achieved notable commercial success, including:

Betrayal by Danielle Steel

Betrayal

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This riveting novel by Danielle Steel shows the dark side to fame and fortune when a well-known film director is confronted with an act of unimaginable treachery.

What Doesn'T Kill You by Iris Johansen

What Doesn'T Kill You

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What Doesn't Kill youIris JohansenIn this riveting thriller, number one bestselling author Iris Johansen pits one her most interesting characters against one of the most brutal killers... Abandoned on the streets

Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

Killing Lincoln

By:

This riveting historical story of the events surrounding the assassination and murder of Abraham Lincoln is the first book of history by Bill O'Reilly. The anchor of The O'Reilly Factor tells the story

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire

By:

Suzanne Collins continues the incredible story of Katniss everdeen in Suzanne Collins' phenomenal Hunger Games trilogy. Katniss has won the annual Hunger Games along with Peeta Mellark, a district tribute.

The Power Of Habit by Charles Duhigg

The Power Of Habit

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May 01, 2012: What were the most popular videogames on that day?

The most popular videogames on May 01, 2012 were those that achieved widespread recognition and player engagement close to that day, including:

Code of Princess

Code of Princess

Platform: Nintendo 3DS Microsoft Windows

Genre: Action role-playing game, Beat 'em up, Hack and slash

Ciel Nosurge

Ciel Nosurge

Platform: PlayStation Vita

Genre: Life simulation,[2] social game

Publisher: Tecmo Koei

Capcom Digital Collection

Capcom Digital Collection

Platform: Xbox 360

Genre: Compilation

Publisher: Capcom

Civilization V: Gods & Kings

Civilization V: Gods & Kings

Platform: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Cloud (OnLive)

Genre: Turn-based strategy, 4X

Publisher: 2K Games (Windows) Aspyr (OS X, Linux)

Double Dragon: Neon

Double Dragon: Neon

Platform: PlayStation 3 (PSN) Xbox 360 (XBLA) Microsoft Windows

Genre: Beat 'em up

Publisher: JP Arc System Works

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Who was the US President on May 01, 2012?

On May 01, 2012 the US President was Barack Obama (Democrat).

Who was the UK Prime Minister on May 01, 2012?

On May 01, 2012 the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative).

Who was the Pope on May 01, 2012?

On May 01, 2012 the Pope was Benedict XVI.

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What is special about May 1st?

May 1st refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 1st day of the month of May. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.

Over the years several events happened on May 1st, such as:

  • 2019 - Naxalite maoist insurgency. sixteen soldiers, including one driver, were killed in a landmine blast in gadchiroli, maharashtra, india. officials believe that the insurgents of maoists are responsible.
  • 2018 - Human rights violations during syria civil war: isil releases a video of an execution showing a prisoner being executed by explosives at yarmouk camp in damascus.
  • 2017 - Raoul hedebouw, a representative of workers' party belgium, is stabbed in his thigh just moments before he delivers a speech in liege (belgium). the suspect is taken into custody.

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What happened in 2012?

2012 was filled with very interesting events such as

  • Arab Spring
  • The Arab Inter-parliamentary Union is an advisory body to Arab League and calls for the removal its monitors in Syria. They claim that they inadvertently help the government cover-up ongoing violence.
  • Syrian opposition groups claim that more than 5,800 people were killed in violence during 2011.

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What was the calendar for May 2012?

May 2012 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with May being the 5th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.

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