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President Obama has spent more campaign cash more quickly than any incumbent in recent history, about $400 million from the beginning of last year to June 30 this year.
A Brazilian truth commission is gathering details on decades-old torture cases, including that of President Dilma Rousseff.
At county and state fairs across corn country this year, the most widespread drought since the 1950s is evident, as the hot summer has seeped into even the cheeriest, oldest tradition.
Apple, by going to a jury trial to defend the patents of its most prized products, is allowing competitors and the public to see inside one of the most secretive companies in the world.
Andy Murray was unstoppable against Roger Federer in the gold medal match in men’s singles, winning, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4, in only 1 hour 56 minutes.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 1, 2012, covering August 5, 2012.
Nas
Zac Brown Band
Kidz Bop Kids
Frank Ocean
Justin Bieber
2012Erwin Axer, Polish director and screenwriter (born 1917)[†]
Erwin Axer was a Polish theatre director, writer and university professor. A long-time head of Teatr Współczesny in Warsaw, he also staged numerous plays abroad, notably in German-speaking countries, in the US and Leningrad (USSR). Laureate of Witkacy Prize – Critics' Circle Award (1993).
2012Michel Daerden, Belgian lawyer and politician (born 1949)[†]
Michel Daerden was a francophone Belgian politician, a member of the Parti Socialiste, and a finance auditor.
2012Fred Matua, American football player (born 1984)[†]
Fred Matua was an American football guard. After playing college football for Southern California, he was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Lions, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Florida Tuskers, and Omaha Nighthawks.
2012Martin E. Segal, Russian-American businessman, co-founded Film Society of Lincoln Center (born 1916)[†]
Martin Eli Segal was a Russian-born American businessman who co-founded the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1969 with two other Lincoln Center executives, William F. May and Schuyler G. Chapin. He also served as the Film Society's founding president and CEO until 1978. Segal was founding chair of the Commission for Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Assistance Center, and the New York International Festival of the Arts.
2012Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (born 1919)[†]
Chavela Vargas was a Costa Rican-born Mexican singer. She gained widespread recognition for her distinctive interpretations of Mexican rancheras. However, her impact extends beyond this genre, encompassing various styles within popular Latin American music.
2012Roland Charles Wagner, French author and translator (born 1960)[†]
Roland C. Wagner was a French writer of humorous science fiction. Since his professional debut in 1981, he had written around one hundred novellas and around fifty novels. He was the only writer to have received the Prix Rosny-Aîné seven times, as well as many other awards.
2012The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.[†]
The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting was a mass shooting that took place at the gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on August 5, 2012, when 40-year-old Wade Michael Page fatally shot six people and wounded four others. A seventh victim died of his wounds in 2020. Page committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]