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January 15, 2012

January 15, 2012 — a day on which Ed Derwinski and Manuel Fraga Iribarne 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 January 15, 2012

Ed Derwinski American politician (1926–2012)

Manuel Fraga Iribarne Spanish politician (1922–2012)

Carlo Fruttero Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor

Samuel Jaskilka United States Marine Corps general

Ib Spang Olsen Danish children's illustrator and writer (1921–2012)

Hulett C. Smith American politician (1918–2012)

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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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