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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Rajesh Khanna
Indian actor (1942–2012).
Born December 29th, 1942 in Amritsar.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 69 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
Donna Summer
American singer (1948–2012).
Born December 31st, 1948 in Boston.
Died May 17th, 2012 at 63 years old in Naples (lung cancer). [ref]
Richard Dawson
English-born american actor, comedian, game show host and panelist (1932-2012).
Born November 20th, 1932 in Gosport.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Tony Scott
British film director and producer (1944–2012).
Born June 21st, 1944 in North Shields.
Died August 19th, 2012 at 68 years old in San Pedro. [ref]
Ravi Shankar
Indian sitar player (1920-2012).
Born April 7th, 1920 in Varanasi. [ref]
Died December 11th, 2012 at 92 years old in San Diego (heart failure, respiratory failure). [ref]
Ernest Borgnine
American actor (1917–2012).
Born January 24th, 1917 in Hamden.
Died July 8th, 2012 at 95 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (kidney failure). [ref]
Adam Yauch
American musician (1964–2012).
Born August 5th, 1964 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 4th, 2012 at 47 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Etta James
American singer (1938–2012).
Born January 25th, 1938 in Los Angeles.
Died January 20th, 2012 at 73 years old in Riverside (leukemia).
Davy Jones
British musician (1945–2012).
Born December 30th, 1945 in Manchester.
Died February 29th, 2012 at 66 years old in Stuart (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bal Thackeray
Indian politician (1926-2012).
Born January 23rd, 1926 in Pune.
Died November 17th, 2012 at 86 years old in Mumbai (cardiovascular disease).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde