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In the year 2012
1,069 Notable deaths
Warda El- Djazairia
Algerian singer (1939-2012).
Born July 22nd, 1939 in Paris.
Died May 17th, 2012 at 72 years old in Cairo (heart failure). [ref]
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
American businessman (1926–2012).
Born February 5th, 1926 in New York City.
Died September 29th, 2012 at 86 years old in Southampton.
Don Ritchie
Australian humanitarian (1926–2012).
Born June 9th, 1926 in Vaucluse. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2012 at 85 years old in Darlinghurst. [ref]
Wilhelm Brasse
Polish photographer (1917-2012).
Born December 3rd, 1917 in Żywiec.
Died October 23rd, 2012 at 94 years old in Żywiec. [ref]
Dom Mintoff
Maltese politician (1916-2012).
Born August 6th, 1916 in Cospicua. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2012 at 96 years old in Tarxien (disease). [ref]
Turhan Bey
Actor born in austria (1922-2012).
Born March 30th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died September 30th, 2012 at 90 years old in Vienna (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Paul Fussell
American cultural and literary historian (1924–2012).
Born March 22nd, 1924 in Pasadena.
Died May 23rd, 2012 at 88 years old in Medford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Leonardo Favio
Argentine singer, actor and filmmaker (1938–2012).
Born May 28th, 1938 in Mendoza Province, Las Catitas. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2012 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (pneumonia). [ref]
John Hick
English philosopher of religion and theologian (1922-2012).
Born January 20th, 1922 in Scarborough.
Died February 9th, 2012 at 90 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
John Ingle
American actor (1928–2012).
Died September 16th, 2012 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Han Suyin
Physician and author (1917–2012).
Born September 12th, 1917 in Xinyang.
Died November 2nd, 2012 at 95 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Jacques Barzun
French-american historian (1907–2012).
Born November 30th, 1907 in Créteil. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2012 at 104 years old in San Antonio. [ref]
Pavel Grachev
Russian general.
Born January 1st, 1948 in Rvy.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 64 years old in Krasnogorsk (infectious disease). [ref]
Harry Crews
American writer (1935-2012).
Died March 28th, 2012 at 76 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Bill Janklow
American politician (1939–2012).
Born September 13th, 1939 in Chicago.
Died January 12th, 2012 at 72 years old in Sioux Falls (brain cancer). [ref]
Andrew Sarris
American film critic (1928-2012).
Born October 31st, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 20th, 2012 at 83 years old in New York City (falling from height). [ref]
Iajuddin Ahmed
Former president of bangladesh (1931-2012).
Born February 1st, 1931 in Bikrampur. [ref]
Died December 10th, 2012 at 81 years old in Bangkok (cardiovascular disease).
Rauf Denktaş
Leader of turkish cypriots and founding president of trnc (1924-2012).
Born January 17th, 1924 in Paphos, British Cyprus.
Died January 13th, 2012 at 87 years old in North Nicosia (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Susanne Lothar
German actress (1960-2012).
Born November 15th, 1960 in Hamburg.
Died July 21st, 2012 at 51 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Shadhli ibn Jadid
President of algeria from 1979 to 1992.
Born April 14th, 1929 in Bouteldja.
Died October 6th, 2012 at 83 years old in Algiers (cancer). [ref]
Jimmy Castor
American musician (1940–2012).
Born June 23rd, 1940 in Manhattan.
Died January 16th, 2012 at 71 years old in Henderson (heart failure). [ref]
Roger Garaudy
French philosopher, politician and holocaust denier (1913-2012).
Born July 17th, 1913 in Marseille.
Died June 13th, 2012 at 98 years old in Paris, Chennevières-sur-Marne. [ref]
Richard Adler
American lyricist, writer, composer and producer of several broadway shows (1921-2012).
Born August 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2012 at 90 years old in Southampton. [ref]
Peter Lougheed
Canadian politician (1928-2012).
Born July 26th, 1928 in Calgary.
Died September 13th, 2012 at 84 years old in Calgary.
Antoni Tàpies
Catalan painter, sculptor and art theorist (1923-2012).
Born December 13th, 1923 in Barcelona.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 88 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Deaths 276 to 300 of 1069
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