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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]
2012Eddie Blazonczyk, American singer-songwriter (born 1941)[â ]
Eddie Blazonczyk, Sr. was an American polka musician and founder of the band The Versatones. He was inducted into the International Polka Hall of Fame in 1970, and was a 1998 National Heritage Fellowship recipient. He has been called "one of the most important figures in the creation of the contemporary Polish-American polka sound." He released more than 60 albums.
2012Otis Clark, American butler and preacher, survivor of the Tulsa race riot (born 1903)[â ]
Otis Clark was one of the last survivors of the May 31, 1921, Tulsa race massacre, considered to be the worst racial massacre in American history. He later worked as a Hollywood butler for movie stars Clark Gable, Charlie Chaplin, and Joan Crawford. Clark's wife lived at the Crawford residence working as the cook for Joan Crawford.
2012Constantine of Irinoupolis, Metropolitan of Irinoupolis and Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA (born 1936)[â ]
Metropolitan Constantine was the Metropolitan of Irinoupolis, and Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, which is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the United States. The primatial cathedral is in Parma, Ohio, and the Church's head offices and Consistory are based in South Bound Brook, New Jersey.
2012Roman Dumbadze, Georgian commander (born 1964)[â ]
Roman Dumbadze was a Georgian military commander, who led a mutiny during the 2004 crisis in Adjara. From 2008, he resided in Russia, where he was shot dead in 2012.
2012Douglas RodrĂguez, Cuban boxer (born 1950)[â ]
Douglas RodrĂguez was an amateur boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country in the Men's Flyweight category at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
2012Bill Stewart, American football player and coach (born 1952)[â ]
William L. Stewart, nicknamed "Stew", was an American football coach. He was named interim head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers after Rich Rodriguez left for Michigan in December 2007. After leading the Mountaineers to a 48â28 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the Fiesta Bowl, he was named the school's 32nd head football coach on January 3, 2008. Stewart resigned in the summer of 2011. He was previously the head coach of Virginia Military Institute for three seasons.
2012Alan Thorne, Australian anthropologist and academic (born 1939)[â ]
Alan Gordon Thorne was an Australian born anatomist who is considered an authority on interpretations of Aboriginal Australian origins and the human genome. Thorne first became interested in archaeology and human evolution as a lecturer in human anatomy at the University of Sydney and later joined the Australian National University (ANU) as a professor, where he taught biology and human anatomy. Over time, through many excavations such as Lake Mungo and Kow Swamp, Thorne made arguments that contradict traditionally accepted theories explaining the early dispersion of human beings.
2012A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others.[â ]
The Qafa e Vishës bus accident occurred on 21 May 2012, at Qafa e Vishës near Himarë, Albania, when a bus plunged 80 metres (260 ft) off a cliff. Most of the victims were students of Aleksandër Xhuvani University of Elbasan. The driver is also believed to have been killed. The students were travelling from Elbasan to Sarandë.
2012A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sana'a, Yemen.[â ]
On 21 May 2012, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt among groups of Yemeni soldiers rehearsing for the annual Unity Day military parade in Sanaa, Yemen. An 18-year-old soldier recruited as a suicide bomber entered al-Sabeen Square in uniform and joined his Central Security Organization brigade midway through the rehearsal. As the soldiers were passing by the parade view stand, the bomber detonated his explosive belt. The attack, which unsuccessfully attempted to target Yemen's Defense Minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed, killed at least 96 soldiers and wounded 222, making it one of the worst in Yemen's history. The bombing was claimed by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula affiliate Ansar al-Sharia.
Asana, created by a Facebook co-founder, Dustin Moskovitz, is a shared to-do list for a company looking to make managing tasks at work a little easier.
Universal Studios, the theme park chain now controlled by Comcast, is rolling out new weapons in its battle against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts â and Disney is fortifying its defenses.
As steady full-time jobs with benefits are increasingly elusive, more men are reaching for a chance at the American dream in female-dominated occupations.
âTitle and Deedâ is Will Enoâs Beckettian meditation on loneliness and home, in which a nameless traveler narrates his quest to find connections in an unknown country.
The Wanda Group will buy AMC Entertainment, making the worldâs largest theater group, the companies said.
The freedom and unlimited cash of outside groups have increased the influence of a growing number of consultants and operatives in both parties.
The fall of Bo Xilai from the Communist Partyâs top echelons has shed light into how some of his closest allies became entwined in his fate.
Ben Brantley would like to make the case, officially and urgently, for the return of the sitting ovation. Because we really have reached the point where a standing ovation doesnât mean a thing.
A huge suicide bombing on Monday stunned the beleaguered government and delivered a stark setback to the American campaign against Al Qaedaâs regional franchise.
The European Commission warned Google to propose changes in âa matter of weeksâ to its method of answering user queries, or possibly face an antitrust lawsuit.
Kimbra brings her quirky, jazz-inflected R&B pop sound to her first American tour.
Dharun Ravi had faced up to 10 years in prison after he was found guilty of using a webcam to spy on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide.