What happened in the year 2012 in the UK?
What happened in the year 2012 in the UK?
The third year of the decade saw celebrations in Britain at the return of the Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – but tragedy abroad. A cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 passengers collided with rocks, capsizing and killing 32 people at the start of the year.
What big event happened in London in 2012?
Events from the year 2012 in the United Kingdom. This was the year of the Summer Olympics in London as well as the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
What happened in the year 2011 in the UK?
6 August – The 2011 English riots began. Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his holiday to chair a meeting of the COBRA Committee as rioting in London continued into its third day and violence spreads across England with Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol also affected.
What happened in the Philippines in 2012?
From late July into the first week of August, heavy rain brought on by Typhoons Saola and Haikui caused widespread flooding in many parts of the Philippines, which affected 2.4 million people. The capital Manila was the worst-affected. As of August 13, confirmed deaths had risen to 89.
What important things happened in 2012?
July 20 – 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting: 12 people are killed and 58 are injured in a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. July 27 – August 12 – The 2012 Summer Olympics are held in London, England, United Kingdom.
When was the last Jubilee?
In the Roman Catholic Church, jubilees began to be celebrated formally in 1300 AD and are years of forgiveness of sins and reconciliation. They are celebrated every 25 years. The most recent year of jubilee was 2000.
What year was the Queens Silver Jubilee?
1977
Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II/Start dates
What was happening in January 2011?
Gabrielle Giffords Among 17 Shot in Assassination Attempt, Six Killed (Jan. 8): Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords is shot in an assassination attempt in Arizona. She is among at least 17 shot by a gunman who opened fire on the congresswoman’s constituent meeting outside a local grocery store.
What are some historical events in December 2012?
Dec 10 9 people are killed and 32 are wounded after a bus falls of a 300 meter cliff in Columbia Dec 10 Japan is again in recession as the GDP figures for the second quarter of 2012 are revised to show a contraction of 0.03% and the third quarter figures fall by a further 0.9%
Who was president on December 21, 2012?
It was Friday, under the sign of Sagittarius (see birth chart on December 21, 2012 ). The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat). In that special week of December people in US were listening to Locked Out Of Heaven by Bruno Mars.
When is the closing ceremony for the 2012 Olympics?
27 July – London hosts the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, beginning with an opening ceremony, and making the UK capital the first city to host the Games for a third time. The closing ceremony is on 12 August.
How many gold medals did Britain win in London 2012?
4 August – Team GB wins six gold medals and a silver on Day Eight of the 2012 London Olympics, making it the greatest British success in one day at an Olympics since 1908. 5 August – in Olympic tennis Andy Murray defeats Roger Federer to win the men’s singles final, securing Britain’s 16th gold medal in the process.
