In the year 2012
974 Notable deaths
Doc Watson
American musician (1923–2012).
Born March 3rd, 1923 in Deep Gap.
Died May 29th, 2012 at 89 years old in Winston-Salem. [ref]
Thilakan
Indian actor.
Born July 15th, 1935 in Ayiroor.
Died September 24th, 2012 at 77 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. [ref]
George Lindsey
American actor, television personality, writer, narrator, speaker (1928–2012).
Born December 17th, 1928 in Fairfield.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 83 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Arlen Specter
American politician (1930–2012).
Born February 12th, 1930 in Wichita.
Died October 14th, 2012 at 82 years old in Philadelphia (lymphoma). [ref]
Maurice Sendak
American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012).
Born June 10th, 1928 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2012 at 83 years old in Danbury Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harry Carey
American actor (1921–2012).
Born May 16th, 1921 in Santa Clarita. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2012 at 91 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
David Kelly
Irish actor (1929–2012).
Born July 11th, 1929 in Dublin.
Died February 12th, 2012 at 82 years old in Goatstown (pneumonia). [ref]
Herbert Lom
Czech-born film and television actor (1917-2012).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2012 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Gary Carter
American major league baseball player and sports announcer (1954-2012).
Born April 8th, 1954 in Culver City.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 57 years old in Palm Beach Gardens (cancer, brain cancer). [ref]
Earl Scruggs
American musician (1924–2012).
Born January 6th, 1924 in Boiling Springs.
Died March 28th, 2012 at 88 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 974
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer