In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Alan McDonald
Northern irish footballer (1963–2012).
Born October 12th, 1963 in Belfast.
Died June 23rd, 2012 at 48 years old in Lisburn.
Robert F. Christy
Canadian-american theoretical physicist and astrophysicist.
Born May 14th, 1916 in Vancouver.
Died October 3rd, 2012 at 96 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Hasan Turkmani
Syrian politician (1935-2012).
Born January 1st, 1935 in Aleppo.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 77 years old in Damascus (explosive device).
Janice E. Voss
American engineer and nasa astronaut (1956-2012).
Born October 8th, 1956 in South Bend.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 55 years old in Scottsdale (breast cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Hirzebruch
German mathematician (1927–2012).
Born October 17th, 1927 in Hamm. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2012 at 84 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Chico Anysio
Brazilian actor and comedian (1931–2012).
Born April 12th, 1931 in Maranguape.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Zakaria Mohieddin
Egyptian military officer and politician (1918–2012).
Born July 5th, 1918 in Qalyubia Governorate.
Died May 15th, 2012 at 93 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Kwan Shan
Hong kong actor.
Born April 12th, 1933 in Shenyang.
Died October 1st, 2012 at 79 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer). [ref]
Franz West
Austrian artist (1947–2012).
Born February 16th, 1947 in Vienna.
Died July 26th, 2012 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Ed Derwinski
American politician (1926–2012).
Born September 15th, 1926 in Chicago.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Oak Brook (skin cancer). [ref]
Malam Bacai Sanhá
President of guinea-bissau (1947-2012).
Died January 9th, 2012 at 64 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes). [ref]
John A. Durkin
American politician (1936-2012).
Born March 29th, 1936 in Brookfield.
Died October 16th, 2012 at 76 years old in Franklin (disease). [ref]
Ervin Zádor
Hungarian water polo player, swimming and water polo coach (1935–2012).
Born June 7th, 1935 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 2012 at 76 years old in Linden. [ref]
Ray Collins
American musician (1936–2012).
Born November 19th, 1937 in Pomona.
Died December 24th, 2012 at 75 years old in Claremont (disease). [ref]
Roland Moreno
French inventor (1945-2012).
Born June 11th, 1945 in Cairo.
Died April 29th, 2012 at 66 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Sam Gibbons
American politician (1920–2012).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Tampa.
Died October 10th, 2012 at 92 years old in Tampa.
Robert Fuest
British film director (1927–2012).
Born September 30th, 1927 in London.
Died March 21st, 2012 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Shlomo Venezia
Greek-born italian jew, survivor of the auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp (1923-2012).
Born December 29th, 1923 in Thessaloniki.
Died October 1st, 2012 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
Blagoje Adžić
Minister of defence of yugoslavia (1932–2012).
Born September 2nd, 1932 in Pridvorica. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2012 at 79 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
José María Zárraga
Spanish football player/manager (1930-2012).
Born August 15th, 1930 in Getxo.
Died April 3rd, 2012 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Mahmoud El-Gohary
Egyptian footballer (1938-2012).
Born February 20th, 1938 in Egypt.
Died August 31st, 2012 at 74 years old in Amman (stroke). [ref]
Richard Robbins
American composer (1940-2012).
Born December 4th, 1940 in Weymouth.
Died November 7th, 2012 at 71 years old in Rhinebeck.
Marquitos
Spanish footballer (1933–2012).
Born April 16th, 1933 in Santander.
Died March 6th, 2012 at 78 years old in Santander. [ref]
Winrich Kolbe
American film director.
Born August 9th, 1940 in Germany.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old [ref]
Razia Butt
Writer (1924-2012).
Born May 19th, 1924 in Rawalpindi.
Died October 4th, 2012 at 88 years old in Lahore.
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