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In the year 2012
989 Notable deaths
Whitney Houston
American singer, actress, and producer (1963–2012).
Born August 9th, 1963 in Newark. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2012 at 48 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012).
Born August 5th, 1930 in Wapakoneta. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2012 at 82 years old in Cincinnati (coronary artery bypass surgery). [ref]
Griselda Blanco
Colombian drug baron (1943–2013).
Born February 15th, 1943 in Cartagena.
Died September 3rd, 2012 at 69 years old in Medellín (gunshot wound). [ref]
Michael Clarke Duncan
American actor (1957–2012).
Born December 10th, 1957 in Chicago.
Died September 3rd, 2012 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, respiratory failure).
Rodney King
African american police brutality victim (1965–2012).
Born April 2nd, 1965 in Sacramento. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2012 at 47 years old in Rialto. [ref]
Sage Stallone
American actor, film director, and producer (1976-2012).
Born May 5th, 1976 in Los Angeles.
Died July 13th, 2012 at 36 years old in Studio City (myocardial infarction).
Andy Griffith
American actor, television producer, southern gospel singer, and writer (1926-2012).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Mount Airy. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2012 at 86 years old in Manteo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henry Hill
American mobster (1943–2012).
Born June 11th, 1943 in Brooklyn.
Died June 12th, 2012 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Robin Gibb
British singer (1949–2012).
Born December 22nd, 1949 in Douglas.
Died May 20th, 2012 at 62 years old in London (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Carroll Shelby
American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur (1923-2012).
Born January 11th, 1923 in Leesburg.
Died May 10th, 2012 at 89 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Rajesh Khanna
Indian actor (1942–2012).
Born December 29th, 1942 in Amritsar.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 69 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
Donna Summer
American singer (1948–2012).
Born December 31st, 1948 in Boston.
Died May 17th, 2012 at 63 years old in Naples (lung cancer). [ref]
Richard Dawson
English-born american actor, comedian, game show host and panelist (1932-2012).
Born November 20th, 1932 in Gosport.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Tony Scott
British film director and producer (1944–2012).
Born June 21st, 1944 in North Shields.
Died August 19th, 2012 at 68 years old in San Pedro. [ref]
Ravi Shankar
Indian sitar player (1920–2012).
Born April 7th, 1920 in Varanasi.
Died December 11th, 2012 at 92 years old in San Diego (heart failure, respiratory failure).
Ernest Borgnine
American actor (1917–2012).
Born January 24th, 1917 in Hamden.
Died July 8th, 2012 at 95 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (kidney failure). [ref]
Adam Yauch
American musician (1964–2012).
Born August 5th, 1964 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 4th, 2012 at 47 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Etta James
American singer (1938–2012).
Born January 25th, 1938 in Los Angeles.
Died January 20th, 2012 at 73 years old in Riverside (leukemia).
Davy Jones
British musician (1945–2012).
Born December 30th, 1945 in Manchester.
Died February 29th, 2012 at 66 years old in Stuart (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bal Thackeray
Indian politician (1926-2012).
Born January 23rd, 1926 in Pune.
Died November 17th, 2012 at 86 years old in Mumbai (cardiovascular disease).
Israel Keyes
American serial killer (1978–2012).
Born January 7th, 1978 in Richmond.
Died December 2nd, 2012 at 34 years old in Anchorage.
Gore Vidal
American writer (1925–2012).
Born October 3rd, 1925 in West Point.
Died July 31st, 2012 at 86 years old in Hollywood Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Nora Ephron
American film director and writer (1941-2012).
Born May 19th, 1941 in Upper West Side. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2012 at 71 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia, acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Ray Bradbury
American author and screenwriter (1920–2012).
Born August 22nd, 1920 in Waukegan. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2012 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Sally Ride
American astronaut and physicist (1951-2012).
Born May 26th, 1951 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 61 years old in La Jolla (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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