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April 12, 2015

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 8, 2015, covering April 12, 2015.

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    Album cover for To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

    To Pimp A Butterfly

    Kendrick Lamar

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    Album cover for Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1 by Soundtrack

    Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
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    3
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    Album cover for Fifty Shades Of Grey by Soundtrack

    Fifty Shades Of Grey

    Soundtrack

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
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    Album cover for In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith

    In The Lonely Hour

    Sam Smith

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    Peak
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    41
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    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    22

Notable Deaths

Paulo Brossard

2015Paulo Brossard, Brazilian jurist and politician (born 1924)[†]

Paulo Brossard de Souza Pinto was a Brazilian jurist and politician. Born in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, he graduated in Law and served several terms as a parliamentarian in his state and in the National Congress as well. He also was a member of the Supreme Federal Court and the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil.

Patrice Dominguez

2015Patrice Dominguez, Algerian-French tennis player and trainer (born 1950)[†]

Patrice Dominguez was a French tennis player born in Algeria. He reached a career high ranking of No. 36 in 1973. He represented France in the Davis Cup between 1971 and 1979.

List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (E)

2015Alfred Eick, German commander (born 1916)[†]

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe —as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst and the Volkssturm. There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.

2015AndrĂ© Mba Obame, Gabonese politician (born 1957)[†]

André Mba Obame was a Gabonese politician. After serving as an adviser to President Omar Bongo in the 1980s, he was a minister in the government of Gabon from 1990 to 1991 and again from 1997 to 2009; during that time, he was identified with the reformist wing of the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG). He held the key post of Minister of the Interior from 2006 to 2009 and then briefly served as Minister of the Coordination and Follow-up of Government Action in mid-2009. He was an independent candidate in the 30 August 2009 presidential election and placed third with 25.33% of the vote, according to official results, but he claimed victory and alleged that the PDG candidate, Ali Bongo, won through fraud.

Historical Context for April 12, 2015

In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]