Sports · July 27, 2012

2012 Summer Olympics

Name: 2012 Summer Olympics
Start: 2012-07-27
Location: London, United Kingdom

14 years ago · London, United Kingdom

14th anniversary

The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England. Some events were held at venues elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

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The 15th anniversary falls on July 27, 2027.

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b. 1973

Ryan Giggs

Ryan Joseph Giggs (né Wilson; born 29 November 1973) is a Welsh football coach, co-owner of Salford City, and former player who played as a left midfielder or winger.

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1978–2020

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Black Mamba", he played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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b. 1981

Serena Williams

Tennis champion who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era.

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b. 1982

Yelena Isinbayeva

Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva (Russian: Елена Гаджиевна Исинбаева, IPA:; also spelled as Elena Isinbaeva; born 3 June 1982) is a Russian former pole vaulter.

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b. 1984

Thiago Silva

Thiago Emiliano da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese:; born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense. Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, Silva is known for his defensive ability, discipline, and leadership.

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b. 1984

LeBron James

LeBron Raymone James (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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b. 1986

Hulk

Givanildo Vieira de Sousa (born 25 July 1986), mononymously known as Hulk (Brazilian Portuguese:), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense.

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b. 1987

Luis Suárez

Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (Spanish pronunciation:; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest strikers of all time.

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b. 1987

Edinson Cavani

Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez (Spanish pronunciation:; Italian:; born 14 February 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker.Nicknamed "El Matador" (The Bullfighter), he is regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation.

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b. 1987

Andy Murray

Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British professional tennis coach and former player. He was ranked as the world No.

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b. 1988

Marcelo Vieira

Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (born 12 May 1988), known as Marcelo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Widely regarded as one of the greatest left-backs of all time, he is known for his attacking capabilities.

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b. 1989

Jordi Alba

Jordi Alba Ramos (Catalan pronunciation:; born 21 March 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is often regarded as one of the best full-backs of his generation.

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b. 1989

César Azpilicueta

César Azpilicueta Tanco (Spanish pronunciation:, born 28 August 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back or centre-back. A youth product of Osasuna, Azpilicueta spent three seasons in La Liga before switching to Marseille.

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b. 1990

David de Gea

David de Gea Quintana (Spanish pronunciation:; born 7 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Serie A club Fiorentina. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation.

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b. 1992

Neymar

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for and captains Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos.

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b. 1992

Sadio Mané

Sadio Mané (born 10 April 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Senegal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best wingers of his generation and one of the greatest African players of all time.

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b. 1992

Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and captains the Egypt national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest wingers of all time.

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1835–1907

Giosuè Carducci

Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci (27 July 1835 – 16 February 1907) was an Italian poet, writer, literary critic and teacher. He was noticeably influential, and was regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy.

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1824–1895

Alexandre Dumas fils

Alexandre Dumas fils (French:; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias, usually titled Camille in English-language versions), published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera La traviata…

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Fatima

Fatima bint Muhammad (Arabic: فَاطِمَة بِنْت مُحَمَّد, romanized: Fāṭima bint Muḥammad; 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fatima al-Zahra' (Arabic: فَاطِمَة ٱلزَّهْرَاء, romanized: Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija.

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1667–1748

Johann Bernoulli

Johann Bernoulli (also known as Jean in French or John in English; 6 August 1667 – 1 January 1748) was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family. He is known for his contributions to infinitesimal calculus and for educating the young Leonhard Euler.

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Battle of Bouvines

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Battle of Bapheus

The Battle of Bapheus occurred on 27 July 1299, between an Ottoman Turkish army under Osman I and a Byzantine army under Georgios Mouzalon. The battle ended in a crucial Ottoman victory, cementing the Ottoman state and heralding the final capture of Byzantine Bithynia by the Ottoman Turks.

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2010 European Athletics Championships

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July 2018 lunar eclipse

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