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March 30, 2012

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In Hollywood, an ’80s Moment

By Michael Cieply

At a time of plunging DVD sales and an up-and-down box office, Hollywood is doubling back on past hits, like “Dirty Dancing,” and stars like Bette Midler and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Urchins With Punctuation

By Ben Brantley

“Newsies the Musical,” based on a 1992 Disney movie about the 1899 New York newsboy strike, teems with defiant ragamuffins, anthems and back flips.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 28, 2012, covering March 30, 2012.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Up All Night by One Direction

    Up All Night

    One Direction

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    56
  3. 3
    Album cover for Greatest Hits by Guns N' Roses

    Greatest Hits

    Guns N' Roses

    Last week
    31
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    231
  4. 4
    Album cover for Wrecking Ball by Bruce Springsteen

    Wrecking Ball

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Passion: White Flag by Passion

    Passion: White Flag

    Passion

    Last week
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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Janet Anderson Perkin

2012Janet Anderson Perkin, Canadian baseball player and curler (born 1921)[†]

Janet Margaret Anderson was a Canadian pitcher and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1946 season. She batted and threw right handed. Anderson was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history.

Aquila Berlas Kiani

2012Aquila Berlas Kiani, Indian-Canadian sociologist and academic (born 1921)[†]

Aquila Berlas Kiani, also known as Aquila Kiani was a Professor of Sociology and an educator in social work. Born in British India, she later worked in Pakistan, the UK and the US. She served as Chairman of the Department of Sociology at the University of Karachi.

2012Francesco Mancini, Italian footballer and coach (born 1968)[†]

Francesco Mancini was an Italian football player and coach. A goalkeeper, he spent most of his career with Foggia during the 1990s.

2012Granville Semmes, American businessman, founded 1-800-Flowers (born 1928)[†]

Granville Martin Semmes II was an American businessman, entrepreneur and gemcutter. Semmes was the founder of 1-800-Flowers, a floral retailer, gift and distribution company in the United States.

Leonid Shebarshin

2012Leonid Shebarshin, Russian KGB officer (born 1935)[†]

Leonid Vladimirovich Shebarshin was an intelligence officer and spy for the Soviet Union. He served in the First Chief Directorate (FCD), the foreign intelligence arm of the KGB. In January 1989, he was promoted to the head of the FCD when his former boss, Vladimir Kryuchkov, was promoted to KGB chief. Prior to that Shebarshin had served as Kryuchkov's deputy from April 1987.

Historical Context for March 30, 2012

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