In the year 2012
974 Notable deaths
Raymond Aubrac
French resistance leader.
Born July 31st, 1914 in Vesoul. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2012 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
John Arden
British playwright (1930–2012).
Born October 26th, 1930 in Barnsley.
Died March 28th, 2012 at 81 years old in Galway. [ref]
Leonid Shebarshin
Soviet intelligence chairman (1935–2012).
Born March 24th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died March 30th, 2012 at 77 years old in Troyekurovskoye cemetery. [ref]
Arnie Risen
American basketball player (1924–2012).
Born October 9th, 1924 in Williamstown.
Died August 4th, 2012 at 87 years old in Beachwood. [ref]
Kenny Morgans
Welsh footballer (1939-2012).
Born March 16th, 1939 in Swansea.
Died November 18th, 2012 at 73 years old in Swansea.
John Severin
Artist (1921–2012).
Born December 26th, 1921 in Jersey City.
Died February 12th, 2012 at 90 years old in Denver. [ref]
Ruggiero Ricci
American classical violinist.
Born July 24th, 1918 in San Bruno. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2012 at 94 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
Aliu Mahama
Ghanaian politician (1946-2012).
Born March 3rd, 1946 in Yendi.
Died November 16th, 2012 at 66 years old in Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra.
William Standish Knowles
American chemist.
Born June 1st, 1917 in Taunton.
Died June 13th, 2012 at 95 years old in Chesterfield (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Peter Carsten
German actor (1928-2012).
Born April 30th, 1928 in Weißenburg in Bayern.
Died April 20th, 2012 at 83 years old in Piran. [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 974
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan