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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, Indian-American mathematician and academic (born 1930)[†]
Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar was an Indian American mathematician known for his contributions to algebraic geometry. At the time of his death, he held the Marshall Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Chair at Purdue University, and was also a professor of computer science and industrial engineering. He is known for Abhyankar's conjecture of finite group theory.
2012Robert Morton Duncan, American soldier and judge (born 1927)[†]
Robert Morton Duncan was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
2012Joe Ginsberg, American baseball player (born 1926)[†]
Myron Nathan "Joe" Ginsberg was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he played for seven Major League Baseball teams: the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians (1953–54), Kansas City Athletics (1956), Baltimore Orioles (1956–60), Chicago White Sox (1960–61), Boston Red Sox (1961) and New York Mets (1962).
2012Pino Rauti, Italian journalist and politician (born 1926)[†]
Giuseppe Umberto "Pino" Rauti was an Italian neo-fascist politician who was a leading figure of the Italian far-right for many years. Involved in active politics since 1948, he was one of founders and for many years the leader of the Italian Social Movement (MSI). He was the main representative of the MSI's radical faction until the party dissolution in 1995.
2012Han Suyin, Chinese-Swiss physician and author (born 1916)[†]
Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou was a Chinese-born Eurasian physician and author better known by her pen name Han Suyin. She wrote in English and French on modern China, set her novels in East and Southeast Asia, and published autobiographical memoirs which covered the span of modern China. These writings gained her a reputation as an ardent and articulate supporter of the Chinese Communist Revolution. She lived in Lausanne, Switzerland, for many years until her death.
2012Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu, Indian politician (born 1957)[†]
Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu was an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He served as the Union Minister in H. D. Deve Gowda and I. K. Gujral Cabinets. Formerly, he was the Legislator of Andhra Pradesh, won four times from the Harishchandrapuram. Further, he contested successfully from Srikakulam Parliament four times.
Damages from Hurricane Sandy could be double a previous forecast, with economists warning that the storm could shave a half percentage point off the nation’s economic growth.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s broad crackdown is aimed at manipulation of energy prices.
Four days after Hurricane Sandy, the effort to secure enough gas for the region moved to the forefront of recovery work. In New York, the Taxi Commission warned of a thinner fleet.
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, health care workers and patients were confronted by a new kind of disarray.
Guinea-Bissau, the West African country taken over by its military in April, now appears to be a place where drug trafficking is approved at the top, drug trade experts say.
A new staging of “The Heiress,” adapted from a Henry James novella, stars Jessica Chastain in a bluntly drawn outline of the title character.
Thousands of lawyers from both presidential campaigns will enter polling places next Tuesday with one central goal: tracking their opponents and, if need be, initiating legal action.
Waterfront property values in the New York area are unlikely to suffer in the long term, but new regulations — and buyers’ expectations — could affect how it is built and sold.
The 46th edition of the Country Music Association Awards showed that the genre has become as ruthless as any other, displaying an almost complete blindness toward its past.
The region approached a breaking point on Friday as the collective spirit that prevailed in the first few days after Hurricane Sandy gave way to angry complaints of neglect and unequal treatment.
Jon Meacham’s biography of Thomas Jefferson looks at how the founding father balanced his ideals with pragmatism while also bending others to his will.
The Labor Department’s last pre-election figures showed 171,000 jobs added in October. Unemployment edged up to 7.9 percent.