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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]
2012Chuck Cherundolo, American football player and coach (born 1916)[â ]
Charles James Cherundolo Jr. was an American football player and coach. He played center and linebacker for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania.
2012Ryan Freel, American baseball player (born 1976)[â ]
Ryan Paul Freel was an American professional baseball player. A utility player, Freel played second base, third base, and all three outfield positions in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays between 2001 and 2009.
2012Cliff Osmond, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)[â ]
Cliff Osmond was an American character actor, screenwriter, and acting teacher.
2012Lim Keng Yaik, Malaysian physician and politician (born 1939)[â ]
Lim Keng Yaik was a Malaysian politician and former Minister of Energy, Water and Communications in the Malaysian cabinet. He was the third president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) from 1980 until stepping down on 8 April 2007 to pave the way for Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon. Just before his death, he was among the only four living Chinese with Tunship holders in Malaysia.
2012Bashir Ahmad Bilour of Awami National Party and eight others are killed in a Pakistan Taliban bomber suicide attack in Dhaki Nalbandi area near Qissa Khwani Bazaar.[â ]
Bashir Ahmad Bilour was a Pakistani member of the provincial assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Senior Minister for Local Government and Rural Development of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Fuel economy is improving, but some of the standouts among new models also combine thrift with blistering performance, thanks to turbochargers, weight-reducing diets and multispeed transmissions.
A courtly yet wry Leonard Cohen, now 78, made for a different kind of pop concert on Thursday night at the Barclays Center.
Even as the social network furiously backpedaled on its proposal to change its privacy terms, some users said they were carrying through on plans to leave.
When Senator Marco Rubio attends a Miami Dolphins game, do not ask him if he will run for president; the subject is the N.F.L., period.
An opposition still bitter about President Obamaâs victory is unwilling to bend on social policy, economics or foreign affairs, severely limiting the president.
Kitchensurfing, an Internet start-up, is trying to make it as easy to find a private chef online as it is to book a room or order a book.
While officials debate whether communities battered by Hurricane Sandy should be rebuilt and to what standards, some homeowners are forging ahead.
The Knicksâ Carmelo Anthony and three others were thrown out of a foul-filled game as the Chicago Bulls beat the Knicks on Friday night for the second time this season.
Homicide is a predominantly urban form of lawlessness, but research shows mass murders happen more often in smaller communities.
Kalle Lasn of Adbusters magazine, who helped create Occupy Wall Street, is taking on what he sees as overconsumption of all kinds, most recently with a âBuy Nothing Christmasâ campaign.
The resort town of Tartus is seen as a possible place for Alawites, including President Bashar al-Assad, to establish a rump state if the government falls.
As 16-year-old Taylor Townsend gets ready to turn professional, she is drawing comparisons to Serena Williams â including unflattering references to her body type.