In the year 2012
974 Notable deaths
Lefter Küçükandonyadis
Turkish association football player (1924–2012).
Born December 22nd, 1924 in Büyükada.
Died January 13th, 2012 at 87 years old in Istanbul (heart failure). [ref]
George Saitoti
Kenyan politician (1945-2012).
Born August 3rd, 1945 in Kenya.
Died June 10th, 2012 at 66 years old in Ngong.
Günther Kaufmann
German actor (1947-2012).
Born June 16th, 1947 in Munich.
Died May 10th, 2012 at 64 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Haris Savides
American cinematographer (1957–2012).
Born September 28th, 1957 in New York City.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 55 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Reginald Hill
British crime writer.
Born April 3rd, 1936 in Hartlepool.
Died January 12th, 2012 at 75 years old in Cumbria (brain cancer).
John Christopher
British writer.
Born April 16th, 1922 in Huyton.
Died February 3rd, 2012 at 89 years old in Bath (bladder cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Krutov
Russian ice hockey player (1960-2012).
Born June 1st, 1960 in Moscow.
Died June 6th, 2012 at 52 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Helmut Haller
German footballer (1939-2012).
Born July 21st, 1939 in Augsburg.
Died October 11th, 2012 at 73 years old in Augsburg (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Frank Pierson
Film director (1925-2012).
Born May 12th, 1925 in Westchester County.
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Louise Johnson
British biochemist and protein crystallographer (1940-2012).
Born September 26th, 1940 in Worcester.
Died September 25th, 2012 at 71 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 974
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner