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An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit between Sunday, May 20 and Monday, May 21, 2012, [1] [2] [3] with a magnitude of 0.9439. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... 2012 – John Levy, American bassist and manager (b. 1912) 2012 ...
Disasters At least 6 people are killed and dozens injured when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy. (BBC) (Los Angeles Times) International relations Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells his cabinet that hundreds of thousands of iIllegal immigrants from Africa would threaten Israel's identity. (The Guardian) (The Jerusalem Post) Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the former Libyan ...
Business and Economy India's official poverty rate falls to an all-time record low of 29.8% for the 2009-2010 survey. (BBC) The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejects two patents held by Prometheus Laboratories, a unit of Nestlé S.A., continuing a trend in recent years toward a narrowing of the grounds of patentability. (Reuters) Disasters A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes near the border of ...
Disasters and accidents The midwestern United States is hit by a massive storm causing major disruption to traffic. (AP via Time) The UN refugee agency reports at least 55 people have drowned after an overcrowded boat capsizes off the coast of Somalia on 18 December. (Reuters) (BBC) (CNN) (Al Jazeera) International relations Julian Assange issues a statement to supporters from a balcony of ...
Disasters Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, orders an inquiry into the death of six people at a stampede at the Bhavnath Hindu temple in the Junagadh district over the weekend. (NDTV) International relations International Atomic Energy Agency nuclear inspectors arrive in Tehran to hold discussions about Iran's nuclear program. (Deutsche Welle) Politics and ...
December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... 2012 – Robert Juniper, Australian painter and sculptor (b. 1929)
Disasters and accidents An ocean surge into nearby shanties kills one person and leaves 15 others missing off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria. (IOL) Health United States Congressman Todd Akin, who is also a candidate for the United States Senate, says "legitimate rape" would lead to pregnancy only in "really rare" cases. In a follow-up statement, he says that he "clearly misspoke" and that he ...