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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Roman Kroitor, Canadian director and producer, co-founded IMAX (born 1926)[†]
Roman Kroitor was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic 3D animation system. He was also the original inspiration for The Force. His prodigious output garnered numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, three Cannes Film Festival awards, and two Oscar nominations.
2012Julien J. LeBourgeois, American admiral (born 1923)[†]
Julien Johnson LeBourgeois was a vice admiral of the United States Navy. His career included service in World War II, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War, duty aboard and command of cruisers and destroyers, various planning and staff assignments, and a tour as President of the Naval War College.
2012Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (born 1925)[†]
Friedrich Zimmermann was a German politician and a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU). From 1982 to 1989, he was the federal minister of interior. From 1989 to 1991 he held the position of federal minister for transport.
President Obama and his campaign are arguing that the Romney-Ryan approach to Medicare would leave older Americans vulnerable to rising health care costs.
Playing without their starting quarterback, Tyler Wilson, Arkansas was shut out by No. 1 Alabama, adding to the turmoil surrounding the Razorbacks’ program.
Tissue engineers have succeeded in making artificial organs that use a patient’s cells to become a living part of the body, with hope for eventual organ regeneration.
The assault late Friday on one of the best-defended posts in Afghanistan was troubling because the attackers were able to penetrate the base, killing two and causing more than $200 million in damage.
Disagreements between finance ministers left open the question of how long Spain could go without outside financial assistance.
The estimated drop in corporate profits removes what had been an economic bright spot in an otherwise cloudy picture.
The Giants scored 25 points in the fourth quarter and Eli Manning finished with 510 passing yards to offset a miserable first half in which he threw three interceptions.
The new pavilion at Harlem Hospital Center will showcase restored murals by black artists of the 1930s.
“Einstein on the Beach,” the pathbreaking 1976 opera by the composer Philip Glass and the director Robert Wilson, is receiving an exhilarating revival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
In the new NBC series “Revolution,” a hardy band of survivors wield bows, arrows, swords and wits in a future devoid of electricity.
The era of Ken Follett’s new novel is illuminated only slightly by the characters who wander through it.
Despite millions of users, apps are not a surefire moneymaker for cautious studios.