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In the year 2012
895 Notable deaths
Joan Taylor
American actress.
Born August 18th, 1929 in Geneva.
Died March 4th, 2012 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
German industrial designer; co-designer of porsche 911 sports car.
Born December 11th, 1935 in Stuttgart.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 76 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Phyllis Thaxter
American actress (1919-2012).
Born November 20th, 1919 in Portland.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 92 years old in Seminole County (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Achala Sachdev
Indian actress (1920-2012).
Born May 3rd, 1920 in Peshawar.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 91 years old in Pune.
Chris Marker
French filmmaker.
Born July 29th, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2012 at 91 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
James Dougherty
American police officer and husband of marilyn monroe.
Born April 12th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died October 21st, 2012 at 91 years old in San Rafael (leukemia).
Jerry Nelson
American puppeteer, singer and voice actor.
Born July 10th, 1934 in Tulsa.
Died August 23rd, 2012 at 78 years old in Cape Cod (cancer). [ref]
Richard Lynch
Actor (1940–2012).
Born February 12th, 1940 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 2012 at 72 years old in Yucca Valley (pneumonia).
Florence Green
Last surviving veteran of world war i.
Born February 19th, 1901 in Edmonton.
Died February 4th, 2012 at 110 years old in King's Lynn. [ref]
Joe South
Us singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born February 28th, 1940 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2012 at 72 years old in Buford (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 895
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine