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March 20, 2012

On March 20, 2012, at least 52 people are killed and more than 250 injured in a wave of terror attacks across ten cities in Iraq. 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 March 20, 2012

  1. 2012 At least 52 people are killed and more than 250 injured in a wave of terror attacks across ten cities in Iraq.

    Series of terrorist attacks throughout Iraqi cities during the 2011-13 insurgency

    The 20 March 2012 Iraq attacks were the sixth simultaneous wave of bombings to hit Iraq during the insurgency and the second such major assault since the US withdrawal at the end of 2011. At least 50 people were killed and around 250 wounded in highly coordinated attacks spread out in at least 10 cities. The deadliest attack of the day took place in Karbala where twin bombings left 13 dead and 50 injured.

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Died on March 20, 2012

Lincoln Hall Australian mountaineer (1955–2012)
Noboru Ishiguro Japanese anime director (1938–2012)
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg Rabbi
Jim Stynes Australian rules footballer (1966–2012)

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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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