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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Peter Beaven, New Zealand architect, designed the Lyttelton Road Tunnel Administration Building (born 1925)[†]
Peter Jamieson Beaven was a New Zealand architect based in Christchurch, who lived for his last few months in Blenheim. He was a co-founder of New Zealand's first heritage lobby group, the Civic Trust, and is regarded as a significant figure in Christchurch Style architecture.
2012Pedro Borbón, Dominican-American baseball player (born 1946)[†]
Pedro Borbón Rodriguez was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1970 and 1976. Borbón was known for his durability, appearing in more games than any other pitcher in the National League between 1970 and 1978. He also played for the California Angels, San Francisco Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals. In 2010, Borbón was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.
2012Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Guatemalan cardinal (born 1932)[†]
Rodolfo Ignacio Quezada Toruño was a Guatemalan Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala from 2003 to 2010. He previously served as Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas from 1980 to 2001. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003.
2012Herb Reed, American violinist (born 1929)[†]
Herbert Reed was an American musician, vocalist, and founding/naming member of The Platters, known for songs such as "Only You " and "The Great Pretender". Reed was the last surviving original member of the group, which he co-founded with Joe Jefferson, Alex Hodge, and Cornell Gunter. Reed is credited with creating The Platters' name. Reed thought of the group's name after noticing that DJs in the 1950s called their records "platters". Reed was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 as a member of the Platters.
Bank officials are expected to belatedly follow the recommendation of a group of shareholder advocates to strengthen the board committee that oversees risk.
Tiger Woods finished at nine-under 279 to win the Memorial Tournament for his 73rd PGA Tour victory, tying him with Jack Nicklaus.
Days before shareholders voted on Bank of America’s 2008 purchase of Merrill Lynch, top executives were told the investment firm’s losses would most likely hammer future earnings.
As Hamid Karzai’s days as Afghanistan’s president draw to a close, his family members are trying to protect their status while secretly fighting among themselves over the fortune they have amassed.
Artisanal food trucks have been making inroads in Paris, adding a new twist in culinary culture to a city where diners rarely eat on the go, much less with their hands.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to ask legislators for a change in New York State law that would drastically reduce the number of people who could be arrested for marijuana possession as a result of police stops.
Ivan Puhich, 85, has been developing riders since 1944. His first involvement with a Triple Crown-winning horse, Citation, came four years later.
A trove of documents compiled by the father of Derek Boogaard offer a rare prescription-by-prescription history of the care given to a prominent, physically ailing athlete who struggled with addiction.
Chesapeake Energy, in an effort to quell an open revolt by shareholders angry about high executive compensation and poor corporate oversight, said it would replace four current board members with new outside directors.
Under a plan, equipment left over from a spy satellite program would be used to investigate dark energy and locate planets beyond the solar system.
Cross-laminated timber, a sort of supersize plywood, is already popular in Europe in ever-taller buildings that can be a cheaper and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional buildings.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Monday that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposal to curb the number of low-level marijuana arrests stemming from police stops “strikes the right balance.”