2012Georg Leber, German soldier and politician, Federal Minister of Defence for Germany (born 1920)[†]
Georg Leber was a German Trades Union leader and a politician in the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Georg Leber, German soldier and politician, Federal Minister of Defence for Germany (born 1920)[†]
Georg Leber was a German Trades Union leader and a politician in the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
2012J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (born 1926)[†]
John Frank Raley Jr. was a Maryland politician and an advocate for education, economic development and protection and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.

2012Don Raleigh, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1926)[†]
James Donald Raleigh was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played centre with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League between 1943 and 1956.
2012Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, seventh Minister-President of Wallonia (born 1931)[†]
Guy Gustave Arthur Ghislain Spitaels was a Belgian politician of the Socialist Party. He was the 7th Minister-President of Wallonia from 1992 to 1994 and president of his party for thirteen years, until he was succeeded by Philippe Busquin.
2012William Thurston, American mathematician and academic (born 1946)[†]
William Paul Thurston was an American mathematician. He was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology and was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982 for his contributions to the study of 3-manifolds.
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