On this day
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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (born 1935)[†]
Octavio Getino was an Argentine film director and writer who is best known for co-founding, along with Fernando Solanas, the Grupo Cine Liberación and the school of Third Cinema.
2012Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (born 1917)[†]
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm was a British historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism and nationalism. His best-known works include his tetralogy about what he called the "long 19th century" and the "short 20th century", and an edited volume that introduced the influential idea of "invented traditions". He was a life-long Marxist, and his socio-political convictions influenced the character of his work.
2012Mark R. Kravitz, American lawyer and judge (born 1950)[†]
Mark Richard Kravitz was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
2012Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker (born 1926)[†]
Moshe Sanbar was an economist and Israeli public figure. He served as Governor of the Bank of Israel (1971–76) and chairman of Bank Leumi (1988–95).
2012Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian Holocaust survivor and author (born 1923)[†]
Shlomo Venezia was a Greek-born Italian Jew. He was a survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
2012A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.[†]
On 1 October 2012, at approximately 20:23 HKT, the passenger ferries Sea Smooth and Lamma IV collided off Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island, Hong Kong. This occurred on the National Day of the People's Republic of China, and one of the ships was headed for the commemorative firework display, scheduled to take place half an hour later. With 39 killed and 92 injured, the incident was the deadliest maritime disaster in Hong Kong since 1971.
Trailing by 4 points going into Sunday’s matches, Europe mounted a stunning comeback against the United States to retain the Ryder Cup, beating the host team with late-hole heroics.
A winner of an online contest was disqualified for using a Web site where people who enter digital sweepstakes ask members to vote for them.
Turkish officials are demanding ancient artifacts from Western museums, and aren’t timid about doing so. The museums say their mission to display global art treasures is under siege.
In a memoir, “Total Recall,” Arnold Schwarzenegger describes his youth, his bodybuilding career, his term as California’s governor, his marital infidelity and his philosophy, among other things.
A tax break for 160 million wage earners, pushed last winter by the White House, now finds little support in Washington, as Congress struggles with deficits and turns its attention to the Bush-era income tax cuts.
Defenses at the American mission in Benghazi have become a major issue as the Obama administration struggles to explain what happened there and how Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens ended up alone.
Some descendants of Holocaust survivors are having their concentration-camp numbers tattooed on their arms, a practice that provokes mixed reactions and a lot of conversation.
Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat running for the Senate, is well liked in this conservative state, making the contest a real fight.
Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes missed a potential game-winning field goal as the Giants failed to steal a victory over the Eagles, who are expected to contend for the division title.
Attorneys who represent whistle-blowers have made millions as the Obama administration cracks down on corporate fraud, and are now donating heavily to the president’s re-election campaign.
Dr. Commoner, a biologist, was a leader among a generation of scientist-activists who recognized the toxic consequences of America’s technology boom.
About 250,000 customers will be reimbursed as a result of accusations that the company violated federal law.