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Notable anniversaries in history for today: December 12
- 500th: 1524 - Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome.
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of Volter A Kilpi; Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Edward I Koch in New York City, New York, USA; mayor (Democrat-New York, 1977-89), judge (People's Court).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Haywood Jeffires; NFL wide receiver (Houston Oilers).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Rockin' Jeff; rocker (The Pasadenas - "Riding on a Train").
- 60th: 1964 - Cleveland Browns' Frank Ryan sets club record of five touchdown passes.
- 60th: 1964 - H I "Sailor" Young, cricket player (left-arm bowler England versus Australia 1899), dies.
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Daniel Agger; Danish football (soccer) player.
- 30th: 1994 - Antoine Pinay, French Prime Minister (1952)/foreign minister, dies at age 102.
- 30th: 1994 - Herman H Felderhof, radio-announcer/head (NRU/NOS Radio), dies at age 83.
- 30th: 1994 - Stuart Allen Roosa, astronaut (Apollo 14), dies of pancreatitis at age 46 (born 1933).
- 25th: 1999 - President Lieutenant General Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir of Sudan dismisses the National Assembly, during an internal power struggle between him and speaker of the Parliament Hasan al-Turabi.
- 25th: 1999 - The Maltese-registered tanker Erika breaks up in stormy seas off France's Atlantic shore, dumping about 17 million litres of oil, covering hundreds of kilometres of coast.
- 20th: 2004 - Sony Computer Entertainment releases the PlayStation Portable in Japan. It features Memory Stick port, USB port, UMD drive, 4.3-inch 16:9 ratio 480x272 pixel display, Wi-Fi wireless connectivity, headphone jack, speaker. Batteries power the unit for about four hours. Price is 19800 yen (about US$185). 200,000 units sell out quickly.
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