In the year 2012
974 Notable deaths
E. Donnall Thomas
American hematologist (1920-2012).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Mart.
Died October 20th, 2012 at 92 years old in Seattle (heart failure). [ref]
M. A. R. Barker
Linguist, scholar, author and game designer (1929–2012).
Born November 3rd, 1929 in Spokane.
Died March 16th, 2012 at 82 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Antonio Tabucchi
Italian writer and literary scholar (1943-2012).
Born September 24th, 1943 in Pisa.
Died March 25th, 2012 at 68 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu
Buddhist leader (1933–2012).
Born January 6th, 1933 in Lhasa.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 79 years old in Ulaanbaatar. [ref]
Ulu Grosbard
Theatre & film director (1929-2012).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Antwerp.
Died March 19th, 2012 at 83 years old in Manhattan (disease). [ref]
Tonino Guerra
Italian concentration camp survivor, poet, writer and screenwriter (1920-2012).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Santarcangelo di Romagna. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2012 at 92 years old in Santarcangelo di Romagna. [ref]
Tonmi Lillman
Drummer (1973-2012).
Born June 3rd, 1973 in Kouvola.
Died February 14th, 2012 at 38 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Patrick Edlinger
French rock climber.
Born June 15th, 1960 in Dax. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2012 at 52 years old in La Palud-sur-Verdon (fall). [ref]
Gae Aulenti
Italian architect and designer (1927–2012).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Palazzolo dello Stella.
Died November 1st, 2012 at 84 years old in Milan.
Svetozar Gligorić
Serbian and yugoslavian chess player (1923–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1923 in Belgrade.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 89 years old in Belgrade (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 974
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams