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In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
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]
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
Danish shipping magnate (1913–2012).
Born July 13th, 1913 in Copenhagen.
Died April 16th, 2012 at 98 years old in Copenhagen.
James Q. Wilson
American political scientist and public policy expert.
Born May 27th, 1931 in Denver.
Died March 2nd, 2012 at 80 years old in Boston. [ref]
Barry Commoner
American biologist, college professor and eco-socialist.
Born May 28th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died September 30th, 2012 at 95 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Hans Werner Henze
German composer (1926–2012).
Born July 1st, 1926 in Gütersloh.
Died October 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Carlo Rambaldi
Italian special effects designer (1925-2012).
Born September 15th, 1925 in Vigarano Mainarda.
Died August 10th, 2012 at 86 years old in Lamezia Terme. [ref]
Caroline John
English actress (1940–2012).
Born October 11th, 1940 in York.
Died June 5th, 2012 at 71 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Miki Roqué
Spanish footballer (1988-2012).
Died June 24th, 2012 at 23 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
9th president of italy (1918–2012).
Born September 9th, 1918 in Novara.
Died January 29th, 2012 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Erland Josephson
Swedish actor, film director and author (1923-2012).
Born June 15th, 1923 in Kungsholm parish.
Died February 25th, 2012 at 88 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Lefter Küçükandonyadis
Turkish association football player (1924–2012).
Born December 22nd, 1925 in Büyükada.
Died January 13th, 2012 at 86 years old in Istanbul (heart failure). [ref]
George Saitoti
Kenyan politician (1945-2012).
Born August 3rd, 1945 in Kenya.
Died June 10th, 2012 at 66 years old in Ngong.
Günther Kaufmann
German actor (1947-2012).
Born June 16th, 1947 in Munich.
Died May 10th, 2012 at 64 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Haris Savides
American cinematographer (1957–2012).
Born September 28th, 1957 in New York City.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 55 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Reginald Hill
British crime writer (1936–2012).
Born April 3rd, 1936 in West Hartlepool.
Died January 12th, 2012 at 75 years old in Cumbria (brain cancer).
Samuel Youd
English writer (1922–2012).
Born April 16th, 1922 in Huyton.
Died February 3rd, 2012 at 89 years old in Bath (bladder cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Krutov
Russian ice hockey player (1960–2012).
Born June 1st, 1960 in Moscow.
Died June 6th, 2012 at 52 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Helmut Haller
German footballer (1939–2012).
Born July 21st, 1939 in Augsburg.
Died October 11th, 2012 at 73 years old in Augsburg (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Frank Pierson
American film director (1925-2012).
Born May 12th, 1925 in Westchester County.
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Louise Johnson
British biochemist and protein crystallographer (1940-2012).
Born September 26th, 1940 in Worcester.
Died September 25th, 2012 at 71 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Morgan Paull
Actor (1944-2012).
Born December 15th, 1944 in New York City.
Died July 17th, 2012 at 67 years old in Ashland (stomach cancer). [ref]
Ulric Neisser
American psychologist (1928–2012).
Born December 8th, 1928 in Kiel.
Died February 17th, 2012 at 83 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Zina Bethune
American actress, dancer, and choreographer (1945-2012).
Born February 17th, 1945 in New York City.
Died February 12th, 2012 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Kaneto Shindō
Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and author. (1912–2012).
Born April 22nd, 1912 in Hiroshima.
Died May 29th, 2012 at 100 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
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