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October 20, 2012

October 20, 2012 — a day on which Przemysław Gintrowski and Paul Kurtz 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 October 20, 2012

Przemysław Gintrowski Musical artist
Paul Kurtz American philosopher (1925–2012)
Dave May American baseball player (1943–2012)
John McConnell American environmentalist (1915-2012)
E. Donnall Thomas American hematologist
Raymond Watson President of the Irvine Company (1926–2012)

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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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