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In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]
2013Gamal al-Banna, Egyptian author and scholar (born 1920)[†]
Gamal al-Banna was an Egyptian author, and trade unionist. He was the youngest brother of Hassan al-Banna (1906–49), founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. Al-Banna was considered a liberal scholar, known for his criticism of Islamic traditional narratives. He rejected 635 Hadiths of Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim which he found contradictory to the Qur'an. He was a great-uncle of the Swiss Muslim academic and writer Tariq Ramadan.
2013Patty Andrews, American singer (born 1918)[†]
The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (1911–1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (1916–1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie Andrews (1918–2013). The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön " (1937), "Beer Barrel Polka " (1939), "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (1940), "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree " (1942), and "Rum and Coca-Cola" (1945), which helped introduce American audiences to calypso.
2013George Witt, American baseball player and coach (born 1931)[†]
George Adrian "Red" Witt, was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball (1957–62) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels and Houston Colt .45s. The native of Long Beach, California, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg) during his playing career. He graduated from California State University, Long Beach.
2013Naro-1 becomes the first carrier rocket launched by South Korea.[†]
Naro-1, previously designated the Korea Space Launch Vehicle or KSLV, was South Korea's first carrier rocket, and the first South Korean launch vehicle to achieve Earth orbit. On January 30, 2013, the third Naro-1 vehicle built successfully placed STSAT-2C into low Earth orbit.
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The push to make MF Global customers nearly whole, a goal now surprisingly within reach, is a remarkable turnaround for the brokerage firm.
Even before battery failures led to the grounding of all Boeing 787 jets, there were problems that raised questions about their reliability.
The city’s experience has revealed the complications inherent in carrying out local gun laws around the United States.
Shadowy committees have threatened shop owners over mannequins they don’t like, and reportedly have invaded homes to seize computer equipment.
Barry Manilow sang many of his greatest hits in a one-hour-and-50-minute concert on Tuesday that marked his return to Broadway.
The government played a role in slowing the economic recovery as cuts in military spending and other factors overwhelmed the Federal Reserve’s expanded campaign to spur growth.
W. James McNerney Jr. defended the use of lithium-ion batteries in the Dreamliner planes, as the company reported higher quarterly earnings.
The new BlackBerry Z10 is lovely, fast and efficient, bristling with fresh and useful ideas.
Israel carried out a strike deep inside Syria, American officials reported, saying they believed the target was a shipment of antiaircraft weapons meant for Hezbollah in Lebanon.
A new electronic version of the 1964 book “Thirty-Eight Witnesses: The Kitty Genovese Case” raises questions about rereleasing nonfiction works after facts have evolved or changed significantly.
Greg Chait, the designer of the Elder Statesman, seems as perplexed as anyone that his collection of women’s and men’s knits has been such a hit.
Even with a strong earnings report, the company’s stock dropped after hours before recovering.