12 December 2012

Wednesday

2012-12-12 (12-12-12)

Events

 * Pope Benedict XVI sends his first tweet. It reads: 'Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart.'
 * Across the world couples chose to get married on 12 December 2012 - 12/12/12 - the last day of the century when the date, month and year match. Registry offices in the UK reported an increase in wedding bookings and in Asia couples sought good fortune in the date. (source: BBC)