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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Somalian politician, President of Somalia (born 1934)[†]
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, was a Somali politician and former military official who served as the first President of Puntland from 1998 to 2004. He also played a key role in establishing the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), which he led as President of Somalia from 2004 to 2008. Additionally, he was one of the founders of the rebel Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF).
2012Jim Duffy, American animator, director, and producer (born 1937)[†]
Jim Duffy was an American animator whose credits included more than twenty years at Klasky Csupo creating productions for Nickelodeon, as well as earlier stints as an animator for Hanna-Barbera, TVC Animation in London, Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, and others. Duffy received two Primetime Emmy Awards for the 2000s animated show As Told by Ginger, as well as several other nominations for his work on Rugrats. Duffy also won three Daytime Emmy Awards during his tenure at Klasky Csupo, and received additional nominations for his work on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Duffy was also a director, writer, designer and storyboard artist for live-action television commercials, PSAs, and corporate productions, including a series of safety videos for the National Coal Board. He divided his professional time between Los Angeles and London. His shortform animated films were screened at film festivals worldwide.
2012Naji Talib, Iraqi politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Iraq (born 1917)[†]
Naji Talib Arabic: ناجي طالب was the prime minister of Iraq from 1966 to 1967, replacing Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz.
2012Lonnie Wright, American basketball and football player (born 1945)[†]
Lonnie Wright was an American professional basketball and football player who played in the same season for the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association and the Denver Broncos of the American Football League before switching to basketball on a full-time basis.
A group of black and Latino lawmakers, fed up over the frequency with which New York City police officers are stopping and frisking minority men, are seeking laws to curb the practice.
Shortly after getting a request from the Food and Drug Administration for safety data about an artificial hip, Johnson & Johnson executives decided to discontinue making the device.
The Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” employs modern dress and an arena-rock atmosphere.
Basketball provides an opportunity to exploit what the Obama campaign regards as the president’s advantage over Mitt Romney in the battle over which candidate can seem more “ordinary.”
In “’Tis Pity She’s a Whore,” all the action takes place in bed in ways that might surprise its 17th-century playwright.
The White House on Friday named Jim Yong Kim, the president of Dartmouth College and a global health expert, as its nominee to lead the World Bank.
ABC’s “Ball Boys,” about the scintillating side of the sports memorabilia market, makes its debut on Saturday.
At 6-foot-8, Baylor center Brittney Griner has shot-blocking skills that leave opposing coaches struggling for ways to prepare their players.
Paul Ryan’s plan on taxes has won points for conviction, but the document leaves some significant questions unanswered.
Early generations of Tebows settled in what is now Bergen County, N.J., and Tim appears to be the latest in a long chain of arrivals, says a distant cousin and amateur genealogist.
While government requirements for recycling remain limited, pressure from environmentally minded consumers and the cost advantages of reusing materials are bringing change.
Fiscal austerity and a real estate bust are threatening to set off a vicious economic circle in Spain similar to the one that has pummeled Greece.