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August 25, 2012

On August 25, 2012, voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space, becoming the first man-made object to do so. 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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On August 25, 2012

  1. 2012 Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space, becoming the first man-made object to do so.

    NASA space probe launched in 1977

    Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program, to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. It was launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2. It communicates through the NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) to receive routine commands and to transmit data to Earth.

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Died on August 25, 2012

Florencio Amarilla Paraguayan footballer (1935–2012)
Neil Armstrong American astronaut (1930–2012)
Roberto González Barrera Mexican businessman
Donald Gorrie Scottish politician (born 1933)

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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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