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December 9, 2012

On December 9, 2012, a plane crash in Mexico kills seven people including singer Jenni Rivera. 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 December 9, 2012

  1. 2012 A plane crash in Mexico kills seven people including singer Jenni Rivera.

    Aviation accident in Mexico

    On 9 December 2012, a Learjet 25 business jet carrying five passengers including American singer Jenni Rivera crashed south of Monterrey, Mexico, minutes after taking off from the city's international airport. All aboard, including two crew members, were killed.

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Died on December 9, 2012

Béla Nagy Abodi Hungarian painter and professor
Patrick Moore English astronomer, broadcaster and writer (1923–2012)
Alex Moulton English engineer (1920–2012)
Jenni Rivera American singer (1969–2012)
Charles Rosen American pianist and writer on music
Riccardo Schicchi Italian film director
Norman Joseph Woodland American engineer and inventor (1921–2012)

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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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