What big event happened in 2012?
July 27 – August 12 – The 2012 Summer Olympics are held in London, England, United Kingdom. July 30–31 – In the worst power outage in world history, the 2012 India blackouts leave 620 million people without power.
What happened in history on May 12?
1937 King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey. 1932 Charles Lindbergh’s kidnapped child was found dead. 2008 A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit near Chengdu, China.
What terrible things happened in 2012?
The 8 most disruptive events of 2012
- Tight oil supply: the beginning of the end.
- Hurricane Sandy.
- Big Oil and Kurdistan autonomy.
- US presidential election goads on the global shale juggernaut.
- East Africa’s new day dawns.
- China’s territorial ambitions make waves.
- Syria inflames geopolitical risk.
- North Korea fires a missile.
What has happened in 2012 in India?
20 July: Assam Violence breaks out in Kokrajhar district and adjoining areas. 22 July: Pranab Mukherjee is elected as India’s 13th president. 25 July: Pranab Mukherjee takes over the post of President of India. 27 July: London Olympics 2012 from 27 July to 12 Aug.
What was happening June 2012?
Here are the key events in United States news for the month of June 2012. Scott Walker Wins Recall Election in Wisconsin (June 5): Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker easily wins a recall election against his 2010 opponent, Tom Barrett.
What happened on May 13th?
1917 – Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal. 1940 – World War II: Germany’s conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his “blood, toil, tears, and sweat” speech to the House of Commons.
Who was born on May 12?
Singer Steve Winwood is 73. Actor Lindsay Crouse is 73. Singer Billy Squier is 71. Blues musician Guy Davis is 69.
What happened in the year 2011 in India?
2 April – India beat Sri Lanka and wins the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Dorjee Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh since 2007, dies in a helicopter crash. Anna Hazare undertakes fast for Jan Lokpal Bill at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. Supreme Court grants bail to civil rights activist Binayak Sen.
What happened in the Philippines in 2012?
August. From late July into the first week of August, heavy rain brought on by Typhoons Saola and Haikui causes widespread flooding in many parts of the Philippines, which affected 2.4 million people. The capital Manila was the worst-affected.
Who was born in May 13?
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Dennis Rodman, Harvey Keitel, Lena Dunham, Robert Pattinson, Stephen Colbert, Stevie Wonder and more.