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Gordon Neil Bilney was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Kingston from 1983 to 1996.
Gordon Bilney, Australian dentist and politician (born 1939)
Dr. John Theodore Francis Cheffers was the second Director of the Australian Institute of Sport. He succeeded Don Talbot as AIS Director in 1984 and stayed in the role until 1986. …
John Cheffers, Australian footballer and coach (born 1936)
Jack Dellal was a British property investor, nicknamed "Black Jack". His company, the property group Allied Commercial Holdings, financed the purchase of Shell Mex House in 2002 an…
Jack Dellal, English businessman (born 1923)
Letitia "Tish" Baldrige was an American etiquette expert, public relations executive and author who was most famous for serving as Jacqueline Kennedy's Social Secretary.
Letitia Baldrige, American etiquette expert and author (born 1926)
Hendrik Jan Marsman, better known by his pen name, J. Bernlef, was a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator, much of whose work centres on mental perception of reality and its…
J. Bernlef, Dutch author, poet, and songwriter (born 1937)
Kenneth Gilmore Ryder was the 4th president of Northeastern University, a post he held from 1975 to 1989. Ryder began his career in education as a history teacher in 1949 and moved…
Kenneth G. Ryder, American academic (born 1924)
Wallace Leslie William Sargent was a British-born American astronomer and the Ira S. Bowen Professor of Astronomy at California Institute of Technology.
Wallace L. W. Sargent, English-American astronomer and academic (born 1935)
Dustin Thomas, better known as Jack Vaughn is an American professional wrestler. He is one half of tag team The Hardway alongside Dalton McKenzie, and they are the current NWA Unit…
Jack Vaughn, American boxer and diplomat (born 1920)
Franck Biancheri was the founder of the Newropeans European political alliance and the leader from June 2006. The party planned to run for campaigns in the 2009 elections to the Eu…
Franck Biancheri, French politician (born 1961)
Samina Raja was a Pakistani Urdu poet, writer, editor, translator, educationist and broadcaster. She lived in Islamabad, Pakistan, and worked in the National Language Authority and…
Samina Raja, Pakistani poet and educator (born 1961)
Daniel Theodore Tieman was an American basketball player, coach, and teacher.
Dan Tieman, American basketball player and coach (born 1940)
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
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
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
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
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
Park Jae-sang, better known as Psy, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has received numerous accolades, including an American Music Award, a Worl…
South Korean rapper Psy (pictured) released his hit single "Gangnam Style".
Richard III was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch, the House of York. His defeat and d…
The skeleton of King Richard III of England was discovered under a car park in Leicester.
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