In the year 2012
974 Notable deaths
Robert F. Christy
Canadian-american theoretical physicist and astrophysicist.
Born May 14th, 1916 in Vancouver.
Died October 3rd, 2012 at 96 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Hasan Turkmani
Syrian politician (1935-2012).
Born January 1st, 1935 in Aleppo.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 77 years old in Damascus (explosive device).
Janice E. Voss
American engineer and nasa astronaut (1956-2012).
Born October 8th, 1956 in South Bend.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 55 years old in Scottsdale (breast cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Hirzebruch
German mathematician (1927–2012).
Born October 17th, 1927 in Hamm. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2012 at 84 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Chico Anysio
Brazilian actor and comedian.
Born April 12th, 1931 in Maranguape.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Zakaria Mohieddin
Egyptian military officer and politician (1918–2012).
Born July 5th, 1918 in Qalyubia Governorate.
Died May 15th, 2012 at 93 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Kwan Shan
Hong kong actor.
Born April 12th, 1933 in Shenyang.
Died October 1st, 2012 at 79 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer). [ref]
Franz West
Austrian artist (1947–2012).
Born February 16th, 1947 in Vienna.
Died July 26th, 2012 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Ed Derwinski
American politician (1926–2012).
Born September 15th, 1926 in Chicago.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Oak Brook (skin cancer). [ref]
Malam Bacai Sanhá
President of guinea-bissau (1947-2012).
Born May 5th, 1947 in Darsalame.
Died January 9th, 2012 at 64 years old in Paris (diabetes). [ref]
Deaths 481 to 490 of 974
In my end is my beginning. Mary, Queen of Scots