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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Yitzhak Shamir
7th prime minister of israel (1915-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1915 in Ruzhany. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2012 at 96 years old in Herzliya (Alzheimer's disease). [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]
Jaspal Bhatti
Indian actor, television personality.
Born March 3rd, 1955 in Amritsar.
Died October 25th, 2012 at 57 years old in Shahkot (car collision). [ref]
Joy Mukherjee
Indian film actor, director and producer.
Born February 24th, 1939 in Jhansi.
Died March 9th, 2012 at 73 years old in Mumbai (disease). [ref]
Charles Colson
American lawyer, politician, public servant and christian advocate (1931–2012).
Born October 16th, 1931 in Boston.
Died April 21st, 2012 at 80 years old in Falls Church (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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]
Tony Martin
American actor and singer (1913-2012).
Born December 25th, 1913 in San Francisco.
Died July 27th, 2012 at 98 years old in West Los Angeles.
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]
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
Libyan mass murderer (1952-2012).
Born April 1st, 1952 in Tripoli.
Died May 20th, 2012 at 60 years old in Tripoli (prostate cancer). [ref]
Susan Tyrrell
American actress (1945-2012).
Born March 18th, 1945 in San Francisco.
Died June 16th, 2012 at 67 years old in Austin (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 959
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull