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In the year 2012
974 Notable deaths
Joe South
American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1940–2012).
Born February 28th, 1940 in Atlanta.
Died September 5th, 2012 at 72 years old in Buford (heart failure). [ref]
Mary Tamm
British actress of estonian origin (1950-2012).
Born March 22nd, 1950 in Bradford.
Died July 26th, 2012 at 62 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Ralph McQuarrie
American conceptual designer and illustrator (1929-2012).
Died March 3rd, 2012 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Paddy Roy Bates
Founder of the principality of sealand (1921-2012).
Born August 29th, 1921 in Ealing.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Leigh-on-Sea (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Chris Marker
French filmmaker.
Born July 29th, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2012 at 91 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Eiko Ishioka
Japanese art director and designer (1938-2012).
Born July 12th, 1938 in Tokyo.
Died January 21st, 2012 at 73 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet, nobel prize winner (1923-2012).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Kórnik. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2012 at 88 years old in Kraków (lung cancer). [ref]
John Evans Atta Mills
Sixth president of the republic of ghana (1944-2012).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Tarkwa.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 68 years old in Accra (stroke).
Achala Sachdev
Indian actress (1920-2012).
Born May 3rd, 1920 in Peshawar.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 91 years old in Pune.
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
German-austrian industrial designer; co-designer of porsche 911 sports car (1935-2012).
Born December 11th, 1935 in Stuttgart.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 76 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 974
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young