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August 9, 2012

On August 9, 2012, shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game. 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 9, 2012

  1. 2012 Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game.

    American football official and judoka (born 1970)

    Shannon Eastin is a former NFL official; she was the first female official of the National Football League (NFL). She has spent 16 combined seasons officiating for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, high school games, and for the Arizona Cardinals Red and White game.

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Died on August 9, 2012

Carl Davis American record producer and music executive (1934–2012)
Gene F. Franklin American engineer, theorist, and academic (born 1927)
Al Freeman American actor (1934–2012)
David Rakoff Canadian-American humorist and essayist (1964–2012)
Carmen Belen Richardson Puerto Rican actress (1930–2012)
Mel Stuart American film director and producer (1928–2012)

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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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