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In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]
2011Gerry Alexander, Jamaican cricketer and veterinarian (born 1928)[†]
Franz Copeland Murray Alexander OD, known as Gerry Alexander, was a Jamaican cricketer who played 25 Test matches for the West Indies. He was a wicket-keeper who had 90 dismissals in his 25 Test appearances and, though his batting average was around 30 in both Test and first class cricket, his only first-class century came in a Test on the 1960–61 tour of Australia.
2011Allan Blakeney, Canadian scholar and politician, tenth Premier of Saskatchewan (born 1925)[†]
Allan Emrys Blakeney was a Canadian politician who served as the tenth premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982. Originally from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Blakeney moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, and worked in the province's civil service before running for office with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) under Tommy Douglas. Blakeney became leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1970. Altogether, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1960 to 1988.
2011Sol Saks, American screenwriter and producer (born 1910)[†]
Sol Saks was an American screenwriter best known as the creator of the television sitcom Bewitched.
The 44,000 airport screeners of the Transportation Safety Administration are casting votes on whether to unionize.
A new generation of men and women is consuming the endless trays of sirloin that characterized the all-male Tammany-era smorgasbords known as beefsteaks.
The Central Park Zoo now has a “4-D experience” theater, with mist, air blasts, bubbles, leg ticklers, scents, enhanced floor lighting and seat vibrations, all for a 4-D price.
After 16 strokes, Kevin Na, a little-known golfer, emerged from the bushes a folk hero at the Texas Open.
The Capitals’ season-long effort to remake themselves as a dogged defensive team is paying off — and it may be the Rangers’ demise.
Legislatures and governors are moving aggressively against conservation measures and regulations they see as too burdensome to business interests.
The Knicks star and broadcaster spends hours selecting the colorful ensembles he wears to announce Knicks games.
Neal Beidleman, a guide during a 1996 climb of Mount Everest in which five died, will soon retrace his steps with another team.
A bankruptcy court judge in Louisiana imposed sanctions against Lender Processing Services, which provides payment software to much of the mortgage servicing industry.
The most fundamental reassessment of the size and role of government since at least Ronald Reagan is under way.
St. Martin’s Press is navigating the trickiness of reviving a beloved series and directing it at the people who were devoted to it the first time around.
A prison that once held enemies of Egypt’s powerful now houses defeated and docile power brokers, including Gamal Mubarak and his brother, Alaa.