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In the year 2012
895 Notable deaths
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet, nobel prize winner (1923-2012).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Kórnik. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2012 at 88 years old in Kraków (lung cancer). [ref]
John Evans Atta Mills
Sixth president of the republic of ghana (1944-2012).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Tarkwa.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 68 years old in Accra (stroke).
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
Norwegian princess; elder sister of king harald v of norway.
Born June 9th, 1930 in Royal Palace, Oslo.
Died September 16th, 2012 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Mary Tamm
British actress (1950-2012).
Born March 22nd, 1950 in Bradford.
Died July 26th, 2012 at 62 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Dory Previn
American musician (1925-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1925 in Rahway.
Died February 14th, 2012 at 86 years old in Norfolk County (disease). [ref]
Teófilo Stevenson
Cuban boxer.
Born March 29th, 1952 in Puerto Padre.
Died June 11th, 2012 at 60 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deborah Raffin
Actress from the united states (1953-2012).
Born March 13th, 1953 in Los Angeles.
Died November 21st, 2012 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Steve Bridges
American actor and impressionist (1963-2012).
Born May 22nd, 1963 in Dallas.
Died March 3rd, 2012 at 48 years old in Los Angeles County (anaphylaxis). [ref]
Greg Ham
Australian musician.
Born September 27th, 1953 in Melbourne.
Died April 19th, 2012 at 58 years old in Carlton North (drug overdose).
Carl Woese
American microbiologist.
Born July 15th, 1928 in Syracuse.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 84 years old in Urbana (pancreatic cancer).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 895
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore