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October 14, 2012

On October 14, 2012, felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere. 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 October 14, 2012

  1. 2012 Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.

    Austrian skydiver and extreme sportsman (1969–2025)

    Felix Baumgartner was an Austrian skydiver, extreme sportsman, and BASE jumper. He was widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the Red Bull Stratos project. 25.

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Died on October 14, 2012

John Clive British actor and author (1933–2012)
Max Fatchen Australian author and journalist
James R. Grover Jr. American politician
Larry Sloan American publisher
Arlen Specter American lawyer and politician (1930–2012)
Dody Weston Thompson American photographer (1923–2012)
Gart Westerhout Dutch-American astronomer (1927–2012)

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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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