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In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Maurice Andrés
French trumpeter born in occitania (1933-2012).
Died February 25th, 2012 at 78 years old in Bayonne. [ref]
Jacqueline Harpman
Belgian psychologist (1929–2012).
Born July 5th, 1929 in Etterbeek.
Died May 24th, 2012 at 82 years old in Brussels (cancer). [ref]
Francisco Xavier do Amaral
Timorese (1937-2012).
Born December 3rd, 1937 in Turiscai.
Died March 6th, 2012 at 74 years old in Dili. [ref]
Neil Smith
Scottish geographer and academic (1954–2012).
Born July 18th, 1954 in Leith.
Died September 29th, 2012 at 58 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sailen Manna
Indian footballer (1924-2012).
Born September 1st, 1924 in Howrah.
Died February 27th, 2012 at 87 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Gustav Leonhardt
Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor (1928–2012).
Born May 30th, 1928 in Netherlands, 's-Graveland.
Died January 16th, 2012 at 83 years old in Amsterdam (cancer). [ref]
Laszlo Toth
Australian geologist known for vandalism.
Born July 1st, 1938 in Pilisvörösvár.
Died September 11th, 2012 at 74 years old in Strathfield.
Stanford R. Ovshinsky
Prolific american inventor and scientist (1922–2012).
Born November 24th, 1922 in Akron.
Died October 17th, 2012 at 89 years old in Bloomfield Hills (prostate cancer). [ref]
Samia Yusuf Omar
Somali athlete (1991-2012).
Born March 25th, 1991 in Mogadishu.
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 21 years old in Mediterranean Sea (drowning). [ref]
Miljan Miljanić
Serbian footballer (1930–2012).
Died January 13th, 2012 at 81 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
James Isaac
American film director (1960–2012).
Born June 5th, 1960 in San Francisco.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 51 years old in Sausalito (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Marla English
American film actress (1935-2012).
Born January 4th, 1935 in San Diego.
Died December 10th, 2012 at 77 years old in Tucson (cancer).
Lol Coxhill
English free improvising saxophonist (1932–2012).
Born September 19th, 1932 in Portsmouth.
Died July 10th, 2012 at 79 years old in Hampshire. [ref]
Robert Carr
British politician (1916-2012).
Born November 11th, 1916 in North Finchley.
Died February 17th, 2012 at 95 years old in Alderley Edge. [ref]
Barry Unsworth
English novelist (1930–2012).
Born August 10th, 1930 in Wingate. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2012 at 81 years old in Perugia (lung cancer).
Sheldon Moldoff
American comic book artist (1920-2012).
Born April 14th, 1920 in Manhattan.
Died February 29th, 2012 at 91 years old in Lauderhill (kidney failure). [ref]
Frances Spence
American physicist and computer scientist.
Born March 2nd, 1922 in Philadelphia.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 90 years old
Jean Laplanche
French psychoanalyst, author & editor (1924–2012).
Born June 21st, 1924 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 87 years old in Beaune. [ref]
Norman Greenwood
Australian chemist (1925-2012).
Born January 19th, 1925 in Melbourne.
Died November 14th, 2012 at 87 years old in Leeds.
Christopher Logue
Poet, screenwriter, actor (1926-2011).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Portsmouth.
Died December 2nd, 2012 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Peggy Ahern
Actress (1917-2012).
Born March 9th, 1917 in Douglas.
Died October 24th, 2012 at 95 years old in Culver City. [ref]
Alexander Dale Oen
Norwegian swimmer (1985-2012).
Born May 21st, 1985 in Øygarden Municipality.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 26 years old in Flagstaff (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Georg Feuerstein
German indologist (1947–2012).
Born May 27th, 1947 in Würzburg.
Died August 25th, 2012 at 65 years old in Saskatchewan. [ref]
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
Dutch mathematician (1918-2012).
Born July 9th, 1918 in The Hague. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2012 at 93 years old in Nuenen. [ref]
Josef Škvorecký
Czech-canadian writer and publisher (1924-2012).
Born September 27th, 1924 in Náchod. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 87 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 426 to 450 of 1068
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