In the year 2012
974 Notable deaths
Peggy Ahern
Actress (1917-2012).
Born March 9th, 1917 in Douglas.
Died October 24th, 2012 at 95 years old in Culver City. [ref]
Alexander Dale Oen
Norwegian swimmer (1985-2012).
Born May 21st, 1985 in Øygarden.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 26 years old in Flagstaff (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
Dutch mathematician.
Born July 9th, 1918 in The Hague. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2012 at 93 years old in Nuenen. [ref]
Josef Škvorecký
Czech-canadian writer and publisher (1924-2012).
Born September 27th, 1924 in Náchod. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 87 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Biff Elliot
American actor (1923-2012).
Died August 15th, 2012 at 89 years old in Studio City (disease). [ref]
Bill Moggridge
British designer (1943-2012).
Born June 25th, 1943 in London.
Died September 8th, 2012 at 69 years old in San Francisco (cancer). [ref]
Louisiana Red
African american blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer.
Born March 23rd, 1932 in Bessemer.
Died February 25th, 2012 at 79 years old in Hanover (disease). [ref]
Oswaldo Payá
Cuban activist (1952-2012).
Born February 29th, 1952 in Cerro.
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 60 years old in Bayamo (traffic collision). [ref]
Alexander Arutiunian
Armenian composer, pianist (1920–2012).
Born September 23rd, 1920 in Yerevan.
Died March 28th, 2012 at 91 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Jake Eberts
Canadian film producer, executive and financier (1941-2012).
Born July 10th, 1941 in Montreal.
Died September 6th, 2012 at 71 years old in Montreal.
Deaths 431 to 440 of 974
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