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Norbert Theodore "Nobby" Tiemann was an American Republican politician from Wausa, Nebraska, and was the 32nd governor of Nebraska, serving from 1967 to 1971.
Norbert Tiemann, American soldier and politician, 32nd Governor of Nebraska (born 1924)
LeRoy Neiman was an American artist known for his brilliantly colored, expressionist paintings and screenprints of athletes, musicians, and sporting events.
LeRoy Neiman, American painter (born 1921)
Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss was the head of the German formerly princely House of Reuss.
Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (born 1919)
Andrew Sarris was an American film critic. He was a leading proponent of the auteur theory of film criticism.
Andrew Sarris, American critic (born 1928)
The 2012 Dnipropetrovsk explosions were a series of co-ordinated explosions in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine on 27 April 2012. The bombs went off between 11:50 and 13:00 near four tram s…
Unknown perpetrators carried out a series of four bombings in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Elinor Isabel "Judy" Agnew was the second lady of the United States from 1969 to 1973. She was the wife of the 39th vice president of the United States, Spiro Agnew, who had previo…
Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States
San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. and second-most populo…
Daniel Chong is discovered in a holding room in San Diego, having been incarcerated for five days without food or water
The Yakovlev SJ-100 is a regional jet originally designed by the now-merged Russian aircraft company Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, a division of the United Aircraft Corporation. With deve…
The pilots of a Sukhoi Superjet, ignoring alerts from the terrain warning system, crashed the aircraft into Mount Salak
A suicide attack is a deliberate attack in which the perpetrators intentionally end their own lives as part of the attack. These attacks are a form of murder–suicide that is often …
Suicide bombers detonated two car bombs outside a military intelligence complex in Damascus, killing 55 people
The Cadereyta Jiménez massacre occurred on the Fed 40 on 12–13 May 2012. Mexican officials stated that 49 people were decapitated and mutilated by members of Los Zetas drug cartel …
Mexican authorities discovered 49 dismembered bodies in Cadereyta Jiménez
In May 2012, two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, causing 27 deaths and widespread damage. The events are known in Italy as the 2012 Emilia earthquakes, because they mainly…
The first of two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, resulting in seven deaths
The president of the Republic of Liberia is the head of state and government of Liberia. The president serves as the leader of the executive branch and as commander-in-chief of the…
Former Liberia president Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2, also known as Dragon C2+, was the second test-flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft. It launched in May 2012 on the third flight of the co…
In a test flight, SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to rendezvous and berth with the International
On 11 June 2012, two moderate earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, causing a large landslide. The landslide buried the town of Sayi Hazara, trapping 71 people. After four days …
Two earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, triggering a massive landslide that buried a village and killed 75 people
Nikolas Wallenda is an American acrobat, aerialist, daredevil, high wire artist, and author. He is known for his high-wire performances without a safety net. He holds 11 Guinness W…
American acrobat Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk a tightrope stretched directly over Niagara Falls
Liu Yang is a Chinese military transport pilot and taikonaut. On June 16, 2012, Yang became the first Chinese woman in space, as a crew member of Shenzhou 9.
Liu Yang (pictured), a member of the Shenzhou 9 crew, became the first Chinese woman in space
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is King of Saudi Arabia, having reigned since 2015. He is a son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, and a member of the House of Saud. Salm…
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia
Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority were the set of legal proceedings in the United Kingdom concerning the requested extradition of Julian Assange to Sweden for a "preliminary …
Facing allegations of sexual assault in Sweden, Julian Assange (pictured), the founder of WikiLeaks, requested asylum at
The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton took place on Friday, 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London, England. William was second in the line of succession to t…
The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in t…
Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI
Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 8th chief minister of West Bengal from 2011 to 2026. She was the first woman to hold the office. Being the foun…
Mamata Banerjee is sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, the first woman to hold this post
RusAir Flight 9605 was a passenger flight which crashed near Petrozavodsk in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, on 20 June 2011 while attempting to land in thick fog. The aircraft in…
RusAir Flight 9605 crashes in Besovets during approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing 47
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as prime minister from 1959 to 1976 and president from 197…
Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961
WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other me…
WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak