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In the year 2012
989 Notable deaths
Charles Durning
American actor (1923-2012).
Born February 28th, 1923 in Highland Falls.
Died December 24th, 2012 at 89 years old in New York City.
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
United states army general (1934–2012).
Born August 22nd, 1934 in Trenton.
Died December 27th, 2012 at 78 years old in Tampa (pneumonia).
Thomas Kinkade
American painter (1958-2012).
Born January 19th, 1958 in Sacramento.
Died April 6th, 2012 at 54 years old in Monte Sereno (drug overdose). [ref]
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012).
Born October 31st, 1922 in Phnom Penh.
Died October 15th, 2012 at 89 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Héctor Camacho
Puerto rican boxer.
Born May 24th, 1962 in Bayamón.
Died November 24th, 2012 at 50 years old in San Juan.
Robert Bork
American lawyer and judge (1927–2012).
Born March 1st, 1927 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 85 years old in Arlington County (cardiovascular disease).
Sun Myung Moon
Korean religious leader (1920–2012).
Born February 25th, 1920 in North Pyongan Province. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2012 at 92 years old in Gapyeong County (pneumonia). [ref]
Chad Everett
American actor (1937-2012).
Born June 11th, 1937 in South Bend.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Don Cornelius
American television show host (1936-2012).
Born September 27th, 1936 in Chicago.
Died February 1st, 2012 at 75 years old in Sherman Oaks (gunshot wound). [ref]
Bob Welch
American musician and member of fleetwood mac.
Born July 31st, 1946 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died June 7th, 2012 at 65 years old in Antioch (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Natina Reed
American singer (1979–2012).
Born October 28th, 1980 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 2012 at 31 years old in Duluth (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Verghese Kurien
Indian entrepreneur.
Born November 26th, 1921 in Kozhikode.
Died September 9th, 2012 at 90 years old in Nadiad (kidney failure). [ref]
Stephen Covey
American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker (1932-2012).
Born October 24th, 1932 in Salt Lake City.
Died July 16th, 2012 at 79 years old in Idaho Falls (infarction). [ref]
Lynn Compton
Easy company soldier turned noted jurist (1921-2012).
Born December 31st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died February 25th, 2012 at 90 years old in Burlington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sylvia Kristel
Dutch actress, model, recording artist (1952-2012).
Born September 28th, 1952 in Utrecht.
Died October 18th, 2012 at 60 years old in The Hague (lung cancer, esophageal cancer). [ref]
Russell Means
Oglala lakota activist for the rights of native american people (1939-2012).
Born November 10th, 1939 in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Died October 22nd, 2012 at 72 years old in Porcupine (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Benzion Netanyahu
Jewish encyclopedist, historian and medievalist (1910–2012).
Born March 25th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 102 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Sergio Oliva
Cuban bodybuilder.
Born July 4th, 1941 in Havana.
Died November 12th, 2012 at 71 years old in Chicago (kidney disease).
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer and conductor (1944-2012).
Born June 2nd, 1944 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2012 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Marie Colvin
American war correspondent (1956–2012).
Born January 12th, 1956 in Oyster Bay.
Died February 22nd, 2012 at 56 years old in Homs. [ref]
Mitch Lucker
American singer (1984–2012).
Born October 20th, 1984 in Riverside.
Died November 1st, 2012 at 28 years old in Orange (traffic collision). [ref]
Zig Ziglar
American motivational speaker (1926-2012).
Born November 6th, 1926 in Coffee County.
Died November 28th, 2012 at 86 years old in Plano (pneumonia).
Jean Giraud
French comics author (1938–2012).
Born May 8th, 1938 in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2012 at 73 years old in Montrouge (lymphoma). [ref]
Jon Lord
English composer, pianist, and hammond organ player.
Born June 9th, 1941 in Leicester. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2012 at 71 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 989
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