In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Richard Rodney Bennett
British composer and pianist (1936-2012).
Born March 29th, 1936 in Broadstairs.
Died December 24th, 2012 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Maurice Herzog
French mountaineer and politician (1919-2012).
Born January 15th, 1919 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died December 14th, 2012 at 93 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Kiro Gligorov
President of the republic of macedonia (1917–2012).
Died January 1st, 2012 at 94 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Bob Birch
American bassist (1956–2012).
Born July 14th, 1956 in Detroit.
Died August 15th, 2012 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jean Craighead George
American novelist and nature writer (1919–2012).
Born July 2nd, 1919 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 15th, 2012 at 92 years old in Valhalla, Westchester Medical Center (stroke). [ref]
Keiji Nakazawa
Japanese manga artist (1939-2012).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Hiroshima, Naka-ku.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 73 years old in Hiroshima (lung cancer). [ref]
Bob Boozer
American basketball player (1937-2012).
Born April 26th, 1937 in Omaha.
Died May 19th, 2012 at 75 years old in Omaha (intracranial aneurysm).
Ahmed Jabari
Hamas militant commander (1960–2012).
Born December 4th, 1960 in Gaza City.
Died November 14th, 2012 at 51 years old in Gaza City (airstrike).
Jerome Courtland
American actor, director and producer (1926–2012).
Born December 27th, 1926 in Knoxville.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 85 years old in Santa Clarita. [ref]
Lee Dorman
American bassist (1942-2012).
Born September 15th, 1942 in St. Louis.
Died December 21st, 2012 at 70 years old in Laguna Niguel.
Billy Strange
American musician (1930-2012).
Born September 29th, 1930 in Long Beach.
Died February 22nd, 2012 at 81 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Joe Kubert
Polish-born american comic book artist (1926-2012).
Born September 18th, 1926 in Ozeriany.
Died August 12th, 2012 at 85 years old in Morristown (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Anna Schwartz
American economist (1915–2012).
Born November 11th, 1915 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2012 at 96 years old in New York City. [ref]
Joel Goldsmith
American composer of film, television, and video game music (1957-2012).
Born November 19th, 1957 in Los Angeles.
Died April 29th, 2012 at 54 years old in Hidden Hills (cancer). [ref]
Miguel Calero
Colombian footballer (1971-2012).
Born April 14th, 1971 in Ginebra.
Died December 4th, 2012 at 41 years old in Mexico City (cardiovascular disease).
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1928–2012).
Born October 22nd, 1928 in Shiawassee County.
Died January 26th, 2012 at 83 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Rémi Ochlik
Photojournalist (1983-2012).
Born October 16th, 1983 in Thionville.
Died February 22nd, 2012 at 28 years old in Homs. [ref]
Paul Kurtz
American professor of philosophy (1925-2012).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Newark.
Died October 20th, 2012 at 86 years old in Amherst. [ref]
Bert Weedon
English guitarist (1920–2012).
Born May 10th, 1920 in East Ham.
Died April 20th, 2012 at 91 years old in Beaconsfield.
David Rosenhan
American psychologist and university teacher (1929–2012).
Born November 22nd, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 82 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Genichi Taguchi
Japanese engineer and statistician.
Born January 1st, 1924 in Tōkamachi-shi.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 88 years old in Japan (heart failure). [ref]
Sam Coppola
American actor (1932/1935–2012).
Born July 31st, 1935 in Jersey City.
Died February 5th, 2012 at 76 years old in Leonia (disease). [ref]
Ghazala Javed
Pashto singer (1988–2012).
Born January 1st, 1988 in Mingora.
Died June 18th, 2012 at 24 years old in Peshawar. [ref]
Mickey Baker
American jazz and rock guitarist (1925–2012).
Born October 15th, 1925 in Louisville.
Died November 27th, 2012 at 87 years old in Montastruc-la-Conseillère.
Martin Fleischmann
British chemist (1927–2012).
Born March 29th, 1927 in Karlovy Vary. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2012 at 85 years old in Tisbury (Parkinson's disease).
Deaths 326 to 350 of 1068
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn