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In the year 2012
895 Notable deaths
Richard D. Zanuck
American film producer (1934-2012).
Born December 13th, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died July 13th, 2012 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
R. G. Armstrong
American actor (1917-2012).
Born April 7th, 1917 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2012 at 95 years old in Studio City. [ref]
Robert B. Sherman
American songwriter, screenwriter and publisher (1925-2012).
Born December 19th, 1925 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2012 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Ronnie Montrose
American rock guitarist, songwriter (1947-2012).
Born November 29th, 1947 in San Francisco.
Died March 3rd, 2012 at 64 years old in Millbrae. [ref]
Paul L. Smith
American actor.
Born June 24th, 1936 in Everett.
Died April 25th, 2012 at 75 years old in Ra'anana. [ref]
Benzion Netanyahu
Israeli historian.
Born March 25th, 1910 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2012 at 102 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Chavela Vargas
Costa rican-born mexican singer.
Born April 17th, 1919 in San Joaquín. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2012 at 93 years old in Cuernavaca (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Kitty Wells
American country music singer (1919-2012).
Born August 30th, 1919 in Nashville.
Died July 16th, 2012 at 92 years old in Madison (stroke).
Michael O'Hare
American actor.
Born May 6th, 1952 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2012 at 60 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [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 131 to 140 of 895
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau