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In the year 2012
974 Notable deaths
Alan G. Poindexter
American test pilot and astronaut (1961-2012).
Born November 5th, 1961 in Pasadena.
Died July 1st, 2012 at 50 years old in Pensacola. [ref]
Meenakshi Thapa
Indian actress (1984-2012).
Born October 4th, 1984 in Dehradun.
Died April 19th, 2012 at 27 years old in Gorakhpur (decapitation).
Feng Fei-fei
Taiwanese singer (1953-2012).
Born August 20th, 1953 in Taoyuan County.
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 58 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer).
Daniel Stern
American psychiatrist and psychoanalytic theorist (1934-2012).
Born August 16th, 1934 in New York City.
Died November 12th, 2012 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Alexander Sizonenko
Soviet basketball player (1959–2012).
Born March 21st, 1959 in Zaporizhzhia.
Died January 5th, 2012 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Murray Rose
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1939-2012).
Born January 6th, 1939 in Birmingham, Nairn.
Died April 15th, 2012 at 73 years old in Sydney (leukemia). [ref]
Brigitte Engerer
French pianist (1952–2012).
Born October 27th, 1952 in Tunis.
Died June 23rd, 2012 at 59 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Mohammed Merah
French and algerian spree killer (1988-2012).
Born October 10th, 1988 in Toulouse.
Died March 22nd, 2012 at 23 years old in Toulouse.
James Mellaart
British archaeologist (1925–2012).
Born November 14th, 1925 in London.
Died July 29th, 2012 at 86 years old in London.
Manuel Fraga
Spanish politician (1922–2012).
Born November 23rd, 1922 in Vilalba.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 89 years old in Madrid (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 974
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine