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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Teófilo Stevenson
Cuban boxer.
Born March 29th, 1952 in Puerto Padre.
Died June 11th, 2012 at 60 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction). [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]
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]
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]
Shulamith Firestone
Canadian born us feminist scholar, activist and writer (1945-2012).
Born January 7th, 1945 in Ottawa.
Died August 28th, 2012 at 67 years old in New York. [ref]
Sarah Burke
Canadian freeskier.
Born September 3rd, 1982 in Barrie.
Died January 19th, 2012 at 29 years old in Salt Lake City (heart failure). [ref]
Helen Gurley Brown
American author, editor, publisher, and businesswoman (1922-2012).
Born February 18th, 1922 in Green Forest.
Died August 13th, 2012 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Albert O. Hirschman
German-american economist; member of the french resistance.
Born April 7th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 2012 at 97 years old in Ewing Township.
John Keegan
British military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist (1934-2012).
Born May 15th, 1934 in Clapham.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 78 years old in Kilmington. [ref]
Gunnar Sønsteby
Norwegian resistance member (1918-2012).
Born January 11th, 1918 in Rjukan. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2012 at 94 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 959
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan