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November 26, 2012

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Historical Context for November 26, 2012

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

Notable Deaths

Celso Ad. Castillo

2012Celso Advento Castillo, Filipino actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1943)[†]

Celso Adolfo Castillo was a Filipino film director and screenwriter. He was known as the Messiah of Philippine Cinema for directing films that broke new ground in Philippine cinema, including Asedillo, Patayin Mo sa Sindak si Barbara, and Burlesk Queen, among others. Castillo was a prolific director who made 64 films throughout his life, casting actors like Fernando Poe Jr., Vilma Santos, and Maria Isabel Lopez.

2012Peter Marsh, Australian table tennis player (born 1948)[†]

Peter James Marsh was an Australian Paralympic athlete and table tennis player who competed at three Paralympic Games and won two bronze medals.

Joseph E. Murray

2012Joseph Murray, American surgeon and soldier, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919)[†]

Joseph Edward Murray was an American plastic surgeon who is known as the "father of transplantation" for major milestones in the field of transplantation, including performing the first successful human kidney transplant, defining brain death, organizing the first international conference on human kidney transplants, and founding the National Kidney Registry, the forerunner of the current United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS). As of 2013, more than one million patients were estimated to have benefitted from organ transplantation around the world.

M. C. Nambudiripad

2012M. C. Nambudiripad, Indian author and translator (born 1919)[†]

Moothiringode Chithrabhanu Nambudiripad was a pioneer of popular science writing in Malayalam language and an eminent translator. He was one of the founders of popular science movement in Kerala State, India. He was conferred several awards for his writing and translation, and for contribution to society.

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Headlines from November 26, 2012

Rebuilding Wall St.’s Watchdog

By Ben Protess and Susanne Craig

Mary L. Schapiro announced on Monday that she was stepping down as chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. She will leave the agency better than she found it.

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