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August 12, 2012

August 12, 2012 — a day on which Jimmy Carr and Jerry Grant share the historical record. The year's #1 song was "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra. Artem Kotenko, Princess Athena of Denmark, Blue Ivy Carter would arrive in the same year.

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2012 (MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.

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Died on August 12, 2012

Jimmy Carr American football player and coach (1933–2012)

Jerry Grant American racing driver

Joe Kubert Polish-American comic book artist (1926–2012)

Édgar Morales Pérez Mexican mayor

Alf Morris British Labour Co-operative politician and disability rights campaigner

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Artem Kotenko 2012– Ukrainian singer

Princess Athena of Denmark 2012–

Blue Ivy Carter 2012– American singer and actress

Doug the Pug 2012– American celebrity dog

Artem Kotenko 2012– Ukrainian singer

Princess Athena of Denmark 2012–

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