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June 29, 2012

On June 29, 2012, a derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power. 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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The year in brief

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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What happened

On June 29, 2012

  1. 2012 A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.

    Widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm

    A derecho is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving complex of severe thunderstorms referred to as a mesoscale convective system.

Farewells

Died on June 29, 2012

Yong Nyuk Lin Singaporean politician
Vincent Ostrom American academic, educator and political scientist (1919–2012)
Juan Reccius Chilean triple jumper (1911–2012)
Floyd Temple American basketball player and coach (1926–2012)

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The class of 2012

Others born in 2012

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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