In the year 2012
974 Notable deaths
Olga Zubarry
Argentine actress (1929–2012).
Born October 31st, 1929 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 15th, 2012 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires (diabetes).
Sixten Jernberg
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born February 6th, 1929.
Died July 14th, 2012 at 83 years old (cancer). [ref]
James Day Hodgson
Former u.s. secretary of labor; former u.s. ambassador to japan (1915-2012).
Born December 3rd, 1915 in Dawson.
Died November 28th, 2012 at 96 years old in Malibu.
Harry Keough
American soccer player (1927-2012).
Born November 15th, 1927 in St. Louis.
Died February 7th, 2012 at 84 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Lillian Bassman
American photographer.
Born June 15th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2012 at 94 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Agustín García Calvo
Spanish writer (1926–2012).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Granja de Moreruela.
Died November 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Zamora. [ref]
Sergio Livingstone
Chilean footballer (1920–2012).
Born March 26th, 1920 in Santiago.
Died September 11th, 2012 at 92 years old in Santiago (disease). [ref]
Juan Pereda
President of bolivia.
Born June 17th, 1931 in La Paz.
Died November 25th, 2012 at 81 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (lung cancer).
Michel Duchaussoy
French actor (1938-2012).
Born November 29th, 1938 in Valenciennes.
Died March 13th, 2012 at 73 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mersad Berber
Bosnia and herzegovina artist (1940-2012).
Born January 1st, 1940 in Bosanski Petrovac.
Died October 7th, 2012 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Deaths 591 to 600 of 974
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis