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In the year 2012
989 Notable deaths
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet, nobel prize winner (1923-2012).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Kórnik. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2012 at 88 years old in Kraków (lung cancer). [ref]
John Evans Atta Mills
Sixth president of the republic of ghana (1944-2012).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Tarkwa.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 68 years old in Accra (stroke).
Achala Sachdev
Indian actress (1920-2012).
Born May 3rd, 1920 in Peshawar.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 91 years old in Pune.
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
German-austrian industrial designer; co-designer of porsche 911 sports car (1935-2012).
Born December 11th, 1935 in Stuttgart.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 76 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Stephen Dunham
American actor (1964-2012).
Born September 14th, 1964 in Boston.
Died September 14th, 2012 at 48 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Teófilo Stevenson
Cuban boxer (1952–2012).
Born March 29th, 1952 in Puerto Padre.
Died June 11th, 2012 at 60 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dory Previn
American musician (1925-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1925 in Rahway.
Died February 14th, 2012 at 86 years old in Norfolk County (disease). [ref]
Florence Green
British supercentenarian, last surviving veteran of world war i.
Born February 19th, 1901 in Edmonton.
Died February 4th, 2012 at 110 years old in King's Lynn. [ref]
Steve Bridges
American actor and impressionist (1963-2012).
Born May 22nd, 1963 in Dallas.
Died March 3rd, 2012 at 48 years old in Los Angeles County (anaphylaxis). [ref]
Shulamith Firestone
Canadian born us feminist scholar, activist and writer (1945-2012).
Born January 7th, 1945 in Ottawa.
Died August 28th, 2012 at 67 years old in New York. [ref]
Sarah Burke
Canadian freeskier.
Born September 3rd, 1982 in Barrie.
Died January 19th, 2012 at 29 years old in Salt Lake City (heart failure). [ref]
Helen Gurley Brown
American author, publisher, and businesswoman.
Born February 18th, 1922 in Green Forest.
Died August 13th, 2012 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Albert O. Hirschman
German-american economist; member of the french resistance.
Born April 7th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 2012 at 97 years old in Ewing Township.
John Keegan
British military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist (1934-2012).
Born May 15th, 1934 in Clapham.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 78 years old in Kilmington. [ref]
Gunnar Sønsteby
Norwegian resistance member (1918-2012).
Born January 11th, 1918 in Rjukan. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2012 at 94 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Harry Harrison
American science fiction author (1925-2012).
Born March 12th, 1925 in Stamford.
Died August 15th, 2012 at 87 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Silvana Gallardo
American actress (1953–2012).
Born January 13th, 1953 in New York City.
Died January 2nd, 2012 at 58 years old in Louisville (cancer). [ref]
Lucio Dalla
Italian singer-songwriter (1943-2012).
Born March 4th, 1943 in Bologna.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 68 years old in Montreux (myocardial infarction).
Warren Stevens
American actor (1919–2012).
Born November 2nd, 1919 in Clarks Summit.
Died March 27th, 2012 at 92 years old in Sherman Oaks (lung disease). [ref]
Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
Saudi arabian former crown prince.
Born January 28th, 1933 in Ta'if. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2012 at 79 years old in Geneva (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Carl Woese
American microbiologist.
Born July 15th, 1928 in Syracuse.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 84 years old in Urbana (pancreatic cancer).
Luke Askew
American actor (1932–2012).
Born March 26th, 1932 in Macon.
Died March 29th, 2012 at 80 years old in Portland (lung cancer). [ref]
Robert Hughes
Australian critic, historian, and writer (1938–2012).
Born July 28th, 1938 in Sydney. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2012 at 74 years old in The Bronx (disease). [ref]
Steven Franken
American actor (1932-2012).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Brooklyn.
Died August 24th, 2012 at 80 years old in Canoga Park (cancer).
Merry Anders
American actress.
Born May 22nd, 1934 in Chicago.
Died October 28th, 2012 at 78 years old in Encino (disease). [ref]
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