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In the year 2012

974 Notable deaths

Chikage Awashima

Japanese actress (1924-2012).

Born February 24th, 1924 in Tokyo.

Died February 16th, 2012 at 87 years old in Tokyo (cancer).

José Bénazéraf

French film director (1922-2012).

Born January 8th, 1922 in Casablanca.

Died December 1st, 2012 at 90 years old in Chiclana de la Frontera.

J. Bernlef

Dutch writer and translator (1937-2012).

Born January 14th, 1937 in Sint Pancras.

Died October 29th, 2012 at 75 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

Noel Kelehan

Irish musician (1935-2012).

Born December 26th, 1935 in Dublin.

Died February 6th, 2012 at 76 years old in Dublin. [ref]

François Migault

Racecar driver.

Born December 4th, 1944 in Le Mans.

Died January 29th, 2012 at 67 years old in Parigné-l'Évêque. [ref]

Claude Cheysson

French politician (1920-2012).

Born April 13th, 1920 in Paris. [ref]

Died October 15th, 2012 at 92 years old in Paris. [ref]

Alexander Belyavsky

Soviet and russian actor (1932-2012).

Born May 6th, 1932 in Moscow.

Died September 8th, 2012 at 80 years old in Moscow (fall). [ref]

Helga Vlahović

Croatian journalist, producer, and television personality (1945–2012).

Born January 28th, 1945 in Zagreb.

Died February 27th, 2012 at 67 years old in Zagreb (uterine cancer). [ref]

Ayten Alpman

Turkish jazz and pop singer.

Born November 20th, 1931 in Istanbul.

Died April 20th, 2012 at 80 years old in Istanbul (respiratory failure). [ref]

Haim Hefer

Israeli writer (1925–2012).

Born October 29th, 1925 in Sosnowiec.

Died September 18th, 2012 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]

Deaths 631 to 640 of 974

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