On this day

December 1, 2012

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

Historical Context for December 1, 2012

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

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 28, 2012, covering December 1, 2012.

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    Album cover for Take Me Home by One Direction

    Take Me Home

    One Direction

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    Album cover for Red by Taylor Swift

    Red

    Taylor Swift

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    Album cover for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 by Soundtrack

    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Trilogy by The Weeknd

    Trilogy

    The Weeknd

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    Album cover for King Animal by Soundgarden

    King Animal

    Soundgarden

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    Album cover for Merry Christmas; Baby by Rod Stewart

    Merry Christmas; Baby

    Rod Stewart

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  7. 7
    Album cover for Lotus by Christina Aguilera

    Lotus

    Christina Aguilera

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    Album cover for NOW 44 by Various Artists

    NOW 44

    Various Artists

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  9. 9
    Album cover for Dos! by Green Day

    Dos!

    Green Day

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    Album cover for Paradise (EP) by Lana Del Rey

    Paradise (EP)

    Lana Del Rey

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Notable Deaths

Jovan Belcher

2012Jovan Belcher, American football player (born 1987)[†]

Jovan Henry Allen Belcher was an American professional football linebacker who played his entire career with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He grew up in West Babylon, New York and was a standout high school athlete before attending and graduating from the University of Maine, where he played for the Maine Black Bears football team. Belcher was named an All-American twice in college after switching in his junior year from linebacker to defensive end.

Arthur Chaskalson

2012Arthur Chaskalson, South African lawyer and judge, 18th Chief Justice of South Africa (born 1931)[†]

Arthur Chaskalson SCOB, was President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1994 to 2001 and Chief Justice of South Africa from 2001 to 2005. Chaskalson was a member of the defence team in the Rivonia Trial of 1963.

Rick Majerus

2012Rick Majerus, American basketball player and coach (born 1948)[†]

Richard Raymond Majerus was an American basketball coach and TV analyst. He coached at Marquette University (1983–1986), Ball State University (1987–1989), the University of Utah (1989–2004), and Saint Louis University (2007–2012). Majerus's most successful season came at Utah in the 1997–98 season, when the Utes finished as runners-up in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Majerus was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

Ed Price (Florida politician)

2012Ed Price, American soldier, pilot, and politician (born 1918)[†]

Edgar Hilleary Price, Jr.,, was a World War II Bomber pilot, Florida legislator, community leader and agricultural manager who fought for civil rights and public education.

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Headlines from December 1, 2012

Simpler Taxes Now, Growth Later

By Annie Lowrey and David Kocieniewski

Economists say the talk in Washington of raising additional tax revenue and cutting spending would most likely depress growth in the short term.

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Underwriting Abraham

By Sharon Otterman

Many synagogues are turning to congregants to pay for new Torahs and are raising extra money by sponsoring the writing of sections, words or a single letter.

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