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In the year 2012
895 Notable deaths
Harry Carey
American actor (1921–2012).
Born May 16th, 1921 in Santa Clarita. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2012 at 91 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Doc Watson
American guitarist, songwriter and singer.
Born March 3rd, 1923 in Deep Gap.
Died May 29th, 2012 at 89 years old in Winston-Salem. [ref]
Oscar Niemeyer
Brazilian architect (1907-2012).
Born December 15th, 1907 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2012 at 104 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Elyse Knox
American actress (1917-2012).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Hartford.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 94 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Eric Hobsbawm
British academic historian and marxist historiographer.
Born June 9th, 1917 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2012 at 95 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Ian Abercrombie
British actor (1934-2012).
Born September 11th, 1934 in Grays.
Died January 26th, 2012 at 77 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure). [ref]
Gary Collins
American television personality, actor (1938-2012).
Born April 30th, 1938 in Venice.
Died October 13th, 2012 at 74 years old in Biloxi. [ref]
Simon Ward
English stage and film actor (1941-2012).
Born October 16th, 1941 in Beckenham.
Died July 21st, 2012 at 70 years old in London.
Kathryn Joosten
American actress (1939-2012).
Born December 20th, 1939 in Chicago.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 72 years old in Westlake Village (lung cancer). [ref]
Donald Dunn
American bass guitarist (1941-2012).
Born November 24th, 1941 in Memphis. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2012 at 70 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 895
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