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In the year 2012
895 Notable deaths
Elinor Ostrom
American political economist (1933-2012).
Born August 7th, 1933 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2012 at 78 years old in Bloomington (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Corrie Sanders
South african boxer (1966-2012).
Born January 7th, 1966 in Pretoria.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 46 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Adrienne Rich
American poet, essayist and feminist.
Born May 16th, 1929 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2012 at 82 years old in Santa Cruz (rheumatoid arthritis). [ref]
Patrick Moore
English astronomer, broadcaster and writer.
Born March 4th, 1923 in Pinner. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2012 at 89 years old in Selsey.
Tony Martin
American actor and singer (1913-2012).
Born December 25th, 1913 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2012 at 98 years old in West Los Angeles. [ref]
Humayun Ahmed
Author, poet, dramatist and film director.
Born November 13th, 1948 in Netrokona District.
Died July 19th, 2012 at 63 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Mehdi Hassan
Pakistani singer.
Born July 18th, 1927 in Rajasthan. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2012 at 84 years old in Karachi (infectious disease). [ref]
Gerry Anderson
English television creator and filmmaker, known for his "supermarionation" puppet animated works.
Born April 14th, 1929 in Bloomsbury. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2012 at 83 years old in Henley-on-Thames (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
A. K. Hangal
Indian actor.
Born August 15th, 1915 in Sialkot.
Died August 26th, 2012 at 97 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
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