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February 23, 2012

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 22, 2012, covering February 23, 2012.

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    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

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    Album cover for A Different Kind Of Truth by Van Halen

    A Different Kind Of Truth

    Van Halen

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    Album cover for NOW 41 by Various Artists

    NOW 41

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for Scars & Stories by The Fray

    Scars & Stories

    The Fray

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    Album cover for Kisses On The Bottom by Paul McCartney

    Kisses On The Bottom

    Paul McCartney

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Notable Deaths

William Raggio

2012William Raggio, American lawyer and politician (born 1926)[†]

William Raggio was an American politician and a former Republican member of the Nevada Senate. He represented Washoe County's 3rd district from 1972 until his retirement in 2011. He is the longest-serving member in the history of the State Senate.

2012David Sayre, American physicist and mathematician (born 1924)[†]

David Sayre was an American scientist, credited with the early development of direct methods for protein crystallography and of diffraction microscopy. While working at IBM he was part of the initial team of ten programmers who created FORTRAN, and later suggested the use of electron beam lithography for the fabrication of X-ray Fresnel zone plates.

2012Kazimierz Żygulski, Polish sociologist and activist (born 1919)[†]

Kazimierz Żygulski was a Polish sociologist, political activist and Minister of Culture.

Historical Events

2012A series of attacks across Iraq leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured.[†]

The 23 February 2012 Iraq attacks were the fifth simultaneous wave of bombings to hit Iraq during the insurgency and the first such major assault since the US withdrawal at the end of 2011. At least 83 people were killed and more than 250 wounded in highly coordinated attacks spread out in least 15 cities - including at least 10 explosions in the capital Baghdad that left 32 people dead. A number of shootings also took place, mostly aimed at police patrols and security installations around the city. The majority of the blasts appeared to specifically target Shiite areas.

Historical Context for February 23, 2012

In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]