Your place in the Universe on 2012
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2012 (MMXII in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 2012 a year special to you? Discover what 2012 was famous for, Key World Leaders of 2012, 2012 Time’s Person of the Year, the #1 song, movie and book in 2012, how old is someone born in 2012 and what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 2012.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 2012 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
Table of contents
- What was 2012 known for ?
- Key World Leaders of 2012
- Who was the U.S. President in 2012?
- Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2012?
- Who was the Pope in 2012?
- 2012: Who was Time's Person of the Year?
- What was the number 1 song in the USA in 2012?
- What was the most popular movie in 2012?
- What was the best selling book in 2012?
- How old is someone born in 2012?
- What was the Chinese Zodiac sign associated with the year 2012?
What was 2012 known for ?
- The year started off on a rather stringent note for Iran as the European Union went ahead to impose the oil restriction to try to get Iran to stop its nuclear weapons efforts as well as to halt the uranium enrichment.
- Almost a month later, Iran took a stand to revenge and warned six European countries through their ambassadors including Italy, Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, and Greece that they would be cut from the Iranian oil.
- In other bizarre news, at least 73 people died at a soccer match when the fans of two rival teams playing in Port Said in Egypt got into a fight. On the other hand, in Russia, Vladimir Putin won the presidential elections with a landslide vote of 64% giving him his third term in office.
- In more sad news, however, a U.S. soldier went wild and brutally killed 17 civilians comprising of 9 children in Afghanistan on a door to door rampage. Two weeks later, the Sgt. Robert Bales was found guilty and charged with 17 counts of intentional murder.
- March 21 was a good day for Syria as Bashar al-Assad, Syrian President at the time agreed to a cease-fire after being in a civil war for several months. However, close to five months later on August 2, Kofi Annan resigned as UN’s special envoy to Syria. He cited that the Syrian government had refused to implement the peace plan that was backed by the UN. In turn, it resulted in more violence by the rebels, and it caused dissonance within the Security Council.
- May 1st marked the first death anniversary of Osama bin Laden, and U.S President Barack Obama made a rather surprising visit to Afghanistan where he signed an agreement with Hamid Karzai, Afghan’s president citing that Afghanistan would receive development assistance from U.S for the next ten years from the withdrawal time of the troops. Five days later, Francois Hollande became the first Socialist president in France since 1995 when Francois Mitterrand left office.
- The pop culture got a hard hit as Whitney Houston, one of the world’s greatest voices was found dead in a hotel’s bathtub at the age of 48. Other icons such as Phyllis Diller, Andy Williams, Andy Griffith, Dick Clark, just to mention but a few also died in 2012.
- The world population in 2012 was 7,125,828,059 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 53.0% of the total population, which is roughly 3.8 billion individuals.The annual population change in 2012 was an increase of +84.5 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.2% over the previous year.The average population density in 2012 was 30 persons per square mile (or 48 persons per square kilometer).
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Key World Leaders of 2012
Who was the U.S. President in 2012?
In 2012, Barack Obama (Democrat) was the President of the United States. His term spanned from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017. During his presidency, he passed the Affordable Care Act and led efforts to recover from the 2008 financial crisis.
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2012?
In 2012 the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative). During his premiership, he oversaw austerity measures and called the referendum that led to the UK's decision to leave the European Union (Brexit).
Who was the Pope in 2012?
The leader of the Catholic Church in 2012 was Pope Benedict XVI who had held the papacy since 2005. His papacy emphasized the need to return to traditional Catholic values, and he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from office.
2012: Who was Time's Person of the Year?
Barack Obama
In 2012, Barack Obama was named by TIME magazine as Person of the Year. In 2012, Obama was re-elected President of the United States, defeating Mitt Romney.
What was the number 1 song in the USA in 2012?
The number 1 song in the USA in 2012, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye
What was the most popular movie in 2012?
The most popular movie and box office hit was The Avengers by Joss Whedon
What was the best selling book in 2012?
How old is someone born in 2012?
Someone born in 2012 is 13 years old this year.
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What was the Chinese Zodiac sign associated with the year 2012?
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 2012 was the Year of the Dragon.
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