A master harpsichordist, 83, a Harvard law professor and environmental activist, 91, a chief economist, 67, and baseball umpire, 74, a third-grader, 8, an infant, a widow, 46, a heroin addict, 24, a piano teacher, 65, and a doctor, 51, died yesterday in the United States, along with approximately 6,640 other people.
About 11,000 were born, including Anna, newly of Corona del Mar, California. She weighed 6 lbs, 6 oz, had a full head of hair and one tooth. Anna joins 4.2 million people who will list their birth year and birthplace as 2012, America.