The almanac
The 2012 Edition
Limited to about 146 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2012. About 138 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2012
- The Avengers assembled in theatersIron Man, Thor, Captain America and friends teamed up on screen for the first time.May 4 · Source: The Numbers
- Call Me Maybe hit No. 1Carly Rae Jepsen's catchy single topped the Billboard Hot 100.June 23 · Source: Billboard
- Physicists found the Higgs bosonTwo CERN experiments announced a new particle long predicted by theory.July 4 · Source: CERN
- London hosted the Summer OlympicsThe city became the first to host the Summer Games three times.July 27 · Source: Olympedia
- Voyager 1 reached interstellar spaceLaunched in 1977, the probe crossed out of the Sun's bubble of particles.August · Source: NASA
- Curiosity landed on MarsNASA's car-size rover touched down in Gale Crater to study ancient rocks.August 6 · Source: NASA
No. 1 songs of 2012
- Sexy And I Know ItLMFAO · first week at No. 1: January 7, 2012
- We Found LoveRihanna Featuring Calvin Harris · first week at No. 1: January 21, 2012
- Set Fire To The RainAdele · first week at No. 1: February 4, 2012
- Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)Kelly Clarkson · first week at No. 1: February 18, 2012
- Part Of MeKaty Perry · first week at No. 1: March 3, 2012
- We Are Youngfun. Featuring Janelle Monae · first week at No. 1: March 17, 2012
- Somebody That I Used To KnowGotye Featuring Kimbra · first week at No. 1: April 28, 2012
- Call Me MaybeCarly Rae Jepsen · first week at No. 1: June 23, 2012
- WhistleFlo Rida · first week at No. 1: August 25, 2012
- We Are Never Ever Getting Back TogetherTaylor Swift · first week at No. 1: September 1, 2012
- One More NightMaroon 5 · first week at No. 1: September 29, 2012
- DiamondsRihanna · first week at No. 1: December 1, 2012
- Locked Out Of HeavenBruno Mars · first week at No. 1: December 22, 2012
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2012. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2012
- Older than the Apple WatchThe Apple Watch went on sale on April 24, 2015.
- Older than the Pluto flybyNASA's New Horizons became the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto on July 14, 2015.
- Older than Pokémon GOPokémon GO was released (month only; the day is not given by the source) on July 1, 2016.
- Older than the first black hole photoAstronomers released the first image of a black hole on April 10, 2019.
- Younger than SiriThe iPhone 4S, the first iPhone with the Siri assistant, went on sale on October 14, 2011.
- Younger than the iPadThe first iPad went on sale in the US on April 3, 2010.
- Younger than Usain Bolt's 9.58 recordUsain Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds, the world record on August 16, 2009.