In the year 2012
1,056 Notable deaths
Elliott Carter
American composer (1908-2012).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Manhattan.
Died November 5th, 2012 at 103 years old in New York City. [ref]
Carmen Basilio
American boxer (1927–2012).
Born April 2nd, 1927 in New York City.
Died November 7th, 2012 at 85 years old in Rochester (pneumonia).
George Armitage Miller
American psychologist (1920–2012).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Charleston.
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 92 years old in Plainsboro. [ref]
Terry Callier
American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter (1945-2012).
Born May 24th, 1945 in Chicago.
Died October 28th, 2012 at 67 years old in Chicago (cancer).
Dick Anthony Williams
American actor (1934–2012).
Born August 9th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 77 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Former president of puntland and president of somalia (dead 2012).
Born December 15th, 1934 in Galkayo.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 77 years old in Abu Dhabi (pneumonia). [ref]
Mel Stuart
American film director and producer (1928–2012).
Born September 2nd, 1928 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 2012 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Homai Vyarawalla
Indian photojournalist (1913–2012).
Born December 9th, 1913 in Navsari.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 98 years old in Vadodara. [ref]
Mike Bernardo
South african boxer.
Born July 28th, 1969 in Cape Town.
Died February 14th, 2012 at 42 years old in Muizenberg. [ref]
Erik Rhodes
American pornographic actor (1982-2012).
Born February 8th, 1982 in Massapequa.
Died June 14th, 2012 at 30 years old in Chelsea (myocardial infarction).
Prince Carl Johan Bernadotte
Swedish prince (1916-2012); youngest child of gustaf vi adolf of sweden and princess margaret of connaught.
Born October 31st, 1916 in Stockholm.
Died May 5th, 2012 at 95 years old in Ängelholm.
Kalpana Mohan
Actress.
Born July 18th, 1946 in Srinagar.
Died January 4th, 2012 at 65 years old in Pune. [ref]
Dave Sexton
English football manager (1930–2012).
Born April 6th, 1930 in London.
Died November 25th, 2012 at 82 years old in London. [ref]
Al Freeman Jr.
American actor, director and acting teacher (1934-2012).
Born March 21st, 1934 in San Antonio.
Died August 9th, 2012 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Malcolm Browne
American photographer and journalist (1931–2012).
Born April 17th, 1931 in New York City.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 81 years old in Lebanon (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Andrew Huxley
English physiologist and biophysicist (1917–2012).
Born November 22nd, 1917 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2012 at 94 years old in Cambridge (disease). [ref]
Prince Tomohito of Mikasa
Japanese prince (1946-2012).
Born January 5th, 1946 in Hayama.
Died June 6th, 2012 at 66 years old in Chiyoda (laryngeal cancer).
William Finley
American actor (1940/1942–2012).
Born September 20th, 1942 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2012 at 69 years old in Manhattan (surgical complications). [ref]
Janet Carroll
Actress, singer (1940–2012).
Born December 24th, 1940 in Chicago.
Died May 22nd, 2012 at 71 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Lucille Bliss
American actress (1916–2012).
Born March 31st, 1916 in New York City.
Died November 8th, 2012 at 96 years old in Costa Mesa (disease). [ref]
Jim Marshall
English audio engineer (1923–2012).
Born July 29th, 1923 in London.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 88 years old in Milton Keynes (cancer).
Doris Singleton
American actress (1919-2012).
Born September 28th, 1919 in New York City.
Died June 26th, 2012 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Dilhan Eryurt
Turkish astrophysicist (1926–2012).
Born November 29th, 1926 in İzmir.
Died September 13th, 2012 at 85 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Barney McKenna
Irish musician (1939-2012).
Born December 16th, 1939 in Donnycarney.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 72 years old in Howth.
Jack Twyman
American basketball player (1929–2012).
Born May 21st, 1934 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 30th, 2012 at 78 years old in Cincinnati (cancer). [ref]
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci