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September 21, 2012

On September 21, 2012, three Egyptian militants open fire on a group of Israeli soldiers in a southern Israel cross-border attack. 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 September 21, 2012

  1. 2012 Three Egyptian militants open fire on a group of Israeli soldiers in a southern Israel cross-border attack.

    Ethnic group native to Egypt

    Egyptians are an ethnic group native to the Nile Valley in Egypt. Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population is concentrated in the Nile Valley, a small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to the Mediterranean and enclosed by desert both to the east and to the west.

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Died on September 21, 2012

José Curbelo American pianist and manager
Yehuda Elkana Israeli philosopher
Sven Hassel Danish writer (1917–2012)
Bill King British naval officer, yachtsman, author
Tom Umphlett American baseball player (1930–2012)

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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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