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September 5, 2012

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for September 5, 2012

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

Notable Deaths

2012Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu, Turkish-Bosnian footballer (born 1986)[†]

Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu was a Turkish football player who last played for Eskißehirspor in the Turkish SĂŒper Lig.

Ian Dick

2012Ian Dick, Australian cricketer and field hockey player (born 1926)[†]

Ian Robinson Dick was an Australian cricketer and field hockey player who played one first-class match for Western Australia in 1950 and also captained Australia in the field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Born in Boulder, Western Australia, Dick was the brother of Alexander Dick and David Dick. The brothers' uncle, Billy Dick, captained Carlton to the 1914 VFL premiership. Having worked as a pharmacist outside of sport, Dick died in September 2012.

Victoria Fyodorova

2012Victoria Fyodorova, Russian-American actress and author (born 1946)[†]

Victoria Fyodorova was a Russian-American actress and author. She was born shortly after World War II to Jackson Tate (1898–1978), then a captain in the United States Navy, and Russian actress Zoya Fyodorova (1909–1981), who had a brief affair before Tate was expelled from Moscow by Joseph Stalin. Victoria Fyodorova wrote the 1979 book, The Admiral's Daughter, which was about her experience attempting to reunite with her father.

2012John Oaksey, English jockey and journalist (born 1929)[†]

John Geoffrey Tristram Lawrence, 4th Baron Trevethin and 2nd Baron Oaksey was a British aristocrat, horse racing journalist, television commentator and former amateur jockey. He was twice British Champion Amateur Jump Jockey, before becoming a celebrated journalist and recognisable racing personality both on television and through his charitable work for the Injured Jockeys Fund, which he helped establish. He has been described as "quite possibly the outstanding racing figure of modern times, touching so many via his compelling writing, broadcasting, race-riding and tireless fund-raising".

Historical Events

2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion

2012An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.[†]

The 2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion occurred at 21:15 local time on 5 September 2012 in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. According to Turkish Armed Forces, 25 servicemen died, four other soldiers and three civilians were injured by the accident.

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Headlines from September 5, 2012

Facebook Moves to Aid Its Shares

By Somini Sengupta

The chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, aimed to instill confidence in Wall Street by saying he would hold on to his shares and options longer and allow his employees to start selling their shares sooner.

Business656 words

Stereotypes in Toeshoes

By Alastair Macaulay

Though race-blind casting has been widespread in ballet for decades, clichéd and sometimes offensive views of race remain alive and well across the art form.

Culture1147 words

Reaping Secrets Ancestors Sowed

By Janet Maslin

In Attica Locke’s “Cutting Season” a woman who grew up as the daughter of a cook on what was once a plantation now manages the house, which is a wedding hall and tourist attraction.

Culture889 words