In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
F. Sherwood Rowland
American chemist (1927–2012).
Born June 28th, 1927 in Delaware.
Died March 10th, 2012 at 84 years old in Newport Beach (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Gordon West
English footballer (1943-2012).
Born April 24th, 1943 in Barnsley.
Died June 10th, 2012 at 69 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Raymond Aubrac
French resistance leader (1914–2012).
Born July 31st, 1914 in Vesoul.
Died April 10th, 2012 at 97 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
John Arden
British playwright (1930–2012).
Born October 26th, 1930 in Barnsley.
Died March 28th, 2012 at 81 years old in Galway. [ref]
Leonid Shebarshin
Soviet intelligence chairman (1935–2012).
Born March 24th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died March 30th, 2012 at 77 years old in Troyekurovskoye cemetery. [ref]
Arnie Risen
American basketball player (1924–2012).
Born October 9th, 1924 in Williamstown.
Died August 4th, 2012 at 87 years old in Beachwood. [ref]
Kenny Morgans
Welsh footballer (1939-2012).
Born March 16th, 1939 in Swansea.
Died November 18th, 2012 at 73 years old in Swansea.
John Severin
Artist (1921–2012).
Born December 26th, 1921 in Jersey City.
Died February 12th, 2012 at 90 years old in Denver. [ref]
Ruggiero Ricci
American classical violinist (1918–2012).
Born July 24th, 1918 in San Bruno.
Died August 6th, 2012 at 94 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
Aliu Mahama
Ghanaian politician (1946-2012).
Born March 3rd, 1946 in Yendi.
Died November 16th, 2012 at 66 years old in Accra, Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital.
William Standish Knowles
American chemist (1917–2012).
Born June 1st, 1917 in Taunton.
Died June 13th, 2012 at 95 years old in Chesterfield (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Peter Carsten
German actor (1928-2012).
Born April 30th, 1928 in Weißenburg in Bayern.
Died April 20th, 2012 at 83 years old in Piran. [ref]
Dan Roundfield
American basketball player (1953–2012).
Born May 26th, 1953 in Detroit.
Died August 6th, 2012 at 59 years old in Aruba (drowning). [ref]
Jonathan Harvey
British composer (1939-2012).
Born May 3rd, 1939 in Warwickshire. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2012 at 73 years old in Lewes. [ref]
Frederica Sagor Maas
Playwright, essayist and author.
Born July 6th, 1900 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 2012 at 111 years old in La Mesa. [ref]
Georges Mathieu
French painter (1921-2012).
Born January 27th, 1921 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died June 10th, 2012 at 91 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Jimmy McCracklin
American pianist, vocalist, and songwriter (1921-2012).
Born August 13th, 1921 in St. Louis.
Died December 20th, 2012 at 91 years old in San Pablo.
Pierre Schoendoerffer
French film director (1928–2012).
Born May 5th, 1928 in Chamalières.
Died March 14th, 2012 at 83 years old in Clamart. [ref]
Tomás Borge
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1930-2012).
Born August 13th, 1930 in Matagalpa.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 81 years old in Managua (lung cancer). [ref]
Jean-Louis Richard
French actor and director (1927-2012).
Born May 17th, 1927 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 3rd, 2012 at 85 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Tina Strobos
Dutch physician and psychiatrist; rescuer of holocaust refugees, named one of the righteous among the nations (1920–2012).
Born May 18th, 1920 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2012 at 91 years old in Rye (cancer). [ref]
Keriman Halis
Turkish beauty pageant and model (1913–2012).
Born February 16th, 1913 in Constantinople.
Died January 28th, 2012 at 98 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Hiren Bhattacharyya
Indian writer (1932–2012).
Born July 28th, 1932 in Jorhat.
Died July 4th, 2012 at 79 years old in Guwahati (lung disease). [ref]
Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo
Spanish politician (1934–2012).
Born December 8th, 1934 in Madrid.
Died October 26th, 2012 at 77 years old in Havana.
Thomas M. Cover
American mathematician (1938–2012).
Born August 7th, 1938 in San Bernardino.
Died March 26th, 2012 at 73 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Deaths 476 to 500 of 1068
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner