In the year 2012
989 Notable deaths
Peter Breck
American actor (1929-2012).
Born March 13th, 1929 in Rochester.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 82 years old in Vancouver (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Elyse Knox
American actress (1917-2012).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Hartford.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 94 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Donald "Duck" Dunn
American bass guitarist, record producer and songwriter (1941–2012).
Born November 24th, 1941 in Memphis.
Died May 13th, 2012 at 70 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Scott McKenzie
American singer and songwriter (1939–2012).
Born January 10th, 1939 in Jacksonville.
Died August 18th, 2012 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Farentino
American actor (1938–2012).
Born February 24th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died January 24th, 2012 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Gary Collins
American television personality, actor (1938-2012).
Born April 30th, 1938 in Venice.
Died October 13th, 2012 at 74 years old in Biloxi. [ref]
Ian Abercrombie
British actor (1934–2012).
Born September 11th, 1934 in Grays.
Died January 26th, 2012 at 77 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure). [ref]
Eric Sykes
English actor and director (1923-2012).
Died July 4th, 2012 at 89 years old in Esher. [ref]
Yitzhak Shamir
7th prime minister of israel (1915-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1915 in Ruzhany. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2012 at 96 years old in Herzliya (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Adrienne Rich
American poet, essayist and feminist.
Born May 16th, 1929 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2012 at 82 years old in Santa Cruz (rheumatoid arthritis). [ref]
Jaspal Bhatti
Indian actor, television personality (1955–2012).
Born March 3rd, 1955 in Amritsar.
Died October 25th, 2012 at 57 years old in Shahkot (car collision). [ref]
Joy Mukherjee
Indian film actor, director and producer (1939–2012).
Born February 24th, 1939 in Jhansi.
Died March 9th, 2012 at 73 years old in Mumbai (disease). [ref]
Charles Colson
American lawyer, politician, public servant and christian advocate (1931–2012).
Born October 16th, 1931 in Boston.
Died April 21st, 2012 at 80 years old in Falls Church (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Elinor Ostrom
American political economist (1933-2012).
Born August 7th, 1933 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2012 at 78 years old in Bloomington (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Tony Martin
American actor and singer (1913-2012).
Born December 25th, 1913 in San Francisco.
Died July 27th, 2012 at 98 years old in West Los Angeles.
Gerry Anderson
English television creator and filmmaker (1929-2012).
Born April 14th, 1929 in Bloomsbury.
Died December 26th, 2012 at 83 years old in Henley-on-Thames (Alzheimer's disease).
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
Libyan mass murderer (1952-2012).
Born April 1st, 1952 in Tripoli.
Died May 20th, 2012 at 60 years old in Tripoli (prostate cancer). [ref]
Susan Tyrrell
American actress (1945–2012).
Born March 18th, 1945 in San Francisco.
Died June 16th, 2012 at 67 years old in Austin (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
Arfa Karim
Pakistani computer scientist (1995–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1995 in Ram Diwali.
Died January 14th, 2012 at 16 years old in Lahore (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Taruni Sachdev
Indian child actress and model.
Born May 14th, 1998 in Mumbai.
Died May 14th, 2012 at 14 years old in Jomsom. [ref]
Patrick Moore
English astronomer, broadcaster and writer (1923–2012).
Born March 4th, 1923 in Pinner.
Died December 9th, 2012 at 89 years old in Selsey.
Stalking Cat
American man best known for extensive body modifications (1958-2012).
Born August 27th, 1958 in Flint.
Died November 5th, 2012 at 54 years old in Tonopah.
Mehdi Hassan
Pakistani singer.
Born July 18th, 1927 in Rajasthan. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2012 at 84 years old in Karachi (infectious disease). [ref]
Humayun Ahmed
Author, poet, dramatist and film director (1948–2012).
Born November 13th, 1948 in Netrokona District.
Died July 19th, 2012 at 63 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard