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In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Irene Zazians
Iranian actress.
Born August 12th, 1927 in Babolsar. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2012 at 84 years old in Tehran (lung cancer). [ref]
Sergey Kapitsa
Soviet and russian physicist, tv host (1928-2012).
Born February 14th, 1928 in Cambridge.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 84 years old in Moscow (liver cancer). [ref]
Annapurna Maharana
Odia freedom fighter (1917-2012).
Born November 3rd, 1917 in Odisha. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2012 at 95 years old in Cuttack. [ref]
Friedhelm Konietzka
German football player and manager (1938–2012).
Born August 2nd, 1938 in Lünen.
Died March 12th, 2012 at 73 years old in Brunnen (passive euthanasia). [ref]
Jules Bocandé
Senegalese footballer (1958–2012).
Born November 25th, 1958 in Ziguinchor.
Died May 7th, 2012 at 53 years old in Metz. [ref]
Tereska Torrès
French writer (1920-2012).
Born September 3rd, 1920 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 20th, 2012 at 92 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Masaharu Matsushita
Japanese businessman (1912-2012).
Born September 17th, 1912 in Tokyo.
Died July 16th, 2012 at 99 years old in Osaka. [ref]
Tsilla Chelton
French actress (1919-2012).
Born June 21st, 1919 in Jerusalem.
Died July 15th, 2012 at 93 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (disease).
Herbert Wilf
American mathematician (1931–2012).
Born June 13th, 1931 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2012 at 80 years old in Wynnewood (neuromuscular disease). [ref]
Ivor Powell
Welsh footballer, football manager (1916-2012).
Born July 5th, 1916 in Bargoed.
Died November 6th, 2012 at 96 years old in Bargoed.
Jimmy Bond
American jazz bassist (1933–2012).
Born January 27th, 1933 in Philadelphia.
Died April 26th, 2012 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Antonio Cubillo
Spanish lawyer and politician (1930–2012).
Born July 3rd, 1930 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
Died December 10th, 2012 at 82 years old in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (aneurysm).
Jerry Ahern
Novelist (1946–2012).
Born June 23rd, 1946 in Chicago.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 66 years old in Jefferson (cancer).
Philippe Bugalski
French rally driver (1963–2012).
Born June 12th, 1963 in Cusset.
Died August 10th, 2012 at 49 years old in Le Vaudoué (falling from height). [ref]
Valeri Vasiliev
Soviet ice hockey player (1949–2012).
Born August 3rd, 1949 in Volkhovo (Novgorodskaya oblast).
Died April 19th, 2012 at 62 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Neil Travis
American film and television editor (1936-2012).
Born October 12th, 1936 in Los Angeles.
Died March 28th, 2012 at 75 years old in Arroyo Grande. [ref]
Giuseppe Bertolucci
Italian film director (1947–2012).
Born February 24th, 1947 in Parma.
Died June 16th, 2012 at 65 years old in Diso.
Théophile Abega
Cameroonian footballer (1954-2012).
Born July 9th, 1954 in Yaoundé.
Died November 15th, 2012 at 58 years old in Yaoundé (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mouss Diouf
French actor, comedian and humorist (1964–2012).
Born October 28th, 1964 in Dakar.
Died July 7th, 2012 at 47 years old in 7th arrondissement of Marseille (stroke).
Olga Zubarry
Argentine actress (1929–2012).
Born October 30th, 1929 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 15th, 2012 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires (diabetes).
Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy
Nigerian artist (1952-2012).
Born May 2nd, 1952 in Nigeria.
Died December 17th, 2012 at 60 years old in Hacheston (cancer).
Sixten Jernberg
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born February 6th, 1929 in Lima parish.
Died July 14th, 2012 at 83 years old (cancer). [ref]
James Day Hodgson
Former u.s. secretary of labor; former u.s. ambassador to japan (1915-2012).
Born December 3rd, 1915 in Dawson.
Died November 28th, 2012 at 96 years old in Malibu.
Harry Keough
American soccer player (1927-2012).
Born November 15th, 1927 in St. Louis.
Died February 7th, 2012 at 84 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Lillian Bassman
American photographer (1917–2012).
Born June 15th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died February 13th, 2012 at 94 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Deaths 601 to 625 of 1068
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black