In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
M. A. R. Barker
Linguist, scholar, author and game designer (1929–2012).
Born November 3rd, 1929 in Spokane.
Died March 16th, 2012 at 82 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Antonio Tabucchi
Italian writer and literary scholar (1943-2012).
Born September 24th, 1943 in Pisa.
Died March 25th, 2012 at 68 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu
Buddhist leader (1933–2012).
Born January 6th, 1933 in Lhasa.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 79 years old in Ulaanbaatar. [ref]
Ulu Grosbard
Theatre & film director (1929-2012).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Antwerp.
Died March 19th, 2012 at 83 years old in Manhattan (disease). [ref]
Tonino Guerra
Italian concentration camp survivor, poet, writer and screenwriter (1920-2012).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Santarcangelo di Romagna. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2012 at 92 years old in Santarcangelo di Romagna. [ref]
Tonmi Lillman
Drummer (1973–2012).
Born June 3rd, 1973 in Kouvola.
Died February 14th, 2012 at 38 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Patrick Edlinger
French rock climber (1960–2012).
Died November 16th, 2012 at 52 years old in La Palud-sur-Verdon (falling from height).
Gae Aulenti
Italian architect and designer (1927–2012).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Palazzolo dello Stella.
Died November 1st, 2012 at 84 years old in Milan.
Svetozar Gligorić
Serbian and yugoslavian chess player (1923–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1923 in Belgrade.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 89 years old in Belgrade (stroke). [ref]
Donald Milford Payne
American politician (1934-2012).
Born July 16th, 1934 in Newark.
Died March 6th, 2012 at 77 years old in Livingston (colorectal cancer). [ref]
John Connelly
English footballer (1938-2012).
Born July 18th, 1938 in St Helens.
Died October 25th, 2012 at 74 years old in Barrowford. [ref]
Alexis Weissenberg
Bulgarian musician (1929–2012).
Born July 26th, 1929 in Sofia.
Died January 8th, 2012 at 82 years old in Lugano.
Hebe Camargo
Brazilian recording artist, television host, actress and singer (1929–2012).
Born March 8th, 1929 in Taubaté.
Died September 29th, 2012 at 83 years old in São Paulo, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (peritoneal mesothelioma).
Afewerk Tekle
Ethiopian artist (1932-2012).
Born September 22nd, 1932 in Ankober.
Died April 10th, 2012 at 79 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Eve Arnold
American photojournalist (1913–2012).
Born April 21st, 1912 in Philadelphia.
Died January 4th, 2012 at 99 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Bill Hinzman
American actor (1936–2012).
Born October 24th, 1936 in Coraopolis.
Died February 5th, 2012 at 75 years old in Darlington (cancer). [ref]
Nina Bawden
English novelist (1925-2012).
Born January 19th, 1925 in London.
Died August 22nd, 2012 at 87 years old in London.
Dirk Bach
German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012).
Born April 23rd, 1961 in Cologne.
Died October 1st, 2012 at 51 years old in Berlin (heart failure).
Anthony Shadid
Foreign correspondent for the new york times (1968–2012).
Born September 26th, 1968 in Oklahoma City.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 43 years old in Syria (asthma).
Sergio Pininfarina
Italian automobile designer and senator for life (1926-2012).
Born September 8th, 1926 in Turin.
Died July 3rd, 2012 at 85 years old in Turin. [ref]
Beate Sirota Gordon
Austrian-born performing arts producer and women's rights activist.
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 89 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar
Mathematician (1930–2012).
Born July 22nd, 1930 in Ujjain.
Died November 2nd, 2012 at 82 years old in West Lafayette. [ref]
Maryam Jameelah
American-pakistani author on islam (1934–2012).
Born May 23rd, 1934 in New York City.
Died October 31st, 2012 at 78 years old
John Finnegan
American actor (1926-2012).
Born August 18th, 1926 in New York City.
Died July 29th, 2012 at 85 years old in Palm Desert (pneumonia). [ref]
Pete Namlook
German musician (1960–2012).
Born November 25th, 1960 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2012 at 51 years old
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker