In the year 2012
974 Notable deaths
Larry Reinhardt
American guitarist.
Born July 7th, 1948 in Florida.
Died January 2nd, 2012 at 63 years old (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Lars Hörmander
Mathematician (1931–2012).
Born January 24th, 1931 in Mjällby.
Died November 25th, 2012 at 81 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Simin Daneshvar
Iranian writer.
Born April 28th, 1921 in Shiraz.
Died March 8th, 2012 at 90 years old in Tehran (influenza). [ref]
Gevork Vartanian
Soviet spy (1924–2012).
Born February 17th, 1924 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 10th, 2012 at 87 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Ruth Barcan Marcus
American philosopher (1921-2012).
Born August 2nd, 1921 in The Bronx.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 90 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Vitaly Vorotnikov
Russian politician (1926-2012).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Voronezh.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Bruce Surtees
American cinematographer.
Born August 3rd, 1937 in Los Angeles.
Died February 23rd, 2012 at 74 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (diabetes). [ref]
Omar Suleiman
Egyptian head of intelligence and vice president (1936-2012).
Born July 2nd, 1936 in Qena. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2012 at 76 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
15th chief of general staff of the israel defense forces (1944–2012).
Born March 18th, 1944 in Tel-Aviv. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2012 at 68 years old in Jerusalem (leukemia). [ref]
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Italian fencer (1919-2012).
Born April 7th, 1919 in Renate.
Died May 25th, 2012 at 93 years old in Milan. [ref]
Deaths 441 to 450 of 974
Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott