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June 27, 2012

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Historical Context for June 27, 2012

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

Notable Deaths

2012Stan Cox, English runner (born 1918)[†]

Stanley Ernest Walter Cox was a British athlete who competed in two Olympic games in 1948 and 1952. Cox served with Royal Air Force in World War II before competing in the 10,000-metre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Unable to participate in the 1950 British Empire Games, he returned to the Olympics in 1952, although he did not complete his event, the marathon, due to the flu. At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he suffered a sunstroke and collapsed within two miles (3 km) of the finish. He retired from running in 1956, but continued to work with UK Athletics for several years and was due to participate in the ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Rosemary Dobson

2012Rosemary Dobson, Australian poet and illustrator (born 1920)[†]

Rosemary de Brissac Dobson, AO was an Australian poet, who was also an illustrator, editor and anthologist. She published fourteen volumes of poetry, was published in almost every annual volume of Australian Poetry and has been translated into French and other languages.

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Headlines from June 27, 2012

It’s No Day at the Beach

By Dave Itzkoff

Nicole Polizzi (Snooki) and Jennifer Farley (JWoww) now have their own reality television show, “Snooki & JWoww,” but much of their fame still comes from MTV’s “Jersey Shore.”

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