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In the year 2012
895 Notable deaths
Silvana Gallardo
American actress (1953-2012).
Born January 13th, 1953 in New York City.
Died January 2nd, 2012 at 58 years old in Louisville (cancer). [ref]
Lina Romay
Spanish actress (1954-2012).
Born June 25th, 1954 in Barcelona.
Died February 15th, 2012 at 57 years old in Málaga (cancer). [ref]
Jim Gray
American computer scientist.
Born January 12th, 1944 in San Francisco.
Died January 28th, 2012 at 68 years old in sea.
Jack Tramiel
American businessman (1928-2012).
Born December 13th, 1928 in Łódź.
Died April 8th, 2012 at 83 years old in Monte Sereno (heart failure). [ref]
Zalman King
American director, writer, producer, actor (1941-2012).
Born May 23rd, 1942 in Trenton. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2012 at 69 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Sunil Gangopadhyay
Award-winning and bestselling bengali poet and author (1934-2012).
Born September 7th, 1934 in Faridpur District.
Died October 23rd, 2012 at 78 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shulamith Firestone
Feminist (1945-2012).
Born January 7th, 1945 in Ottawa.
Died August 28th, 2012 at 67 years old in New York City. [ref]
Dilhan Eryurt
Turkish astrophysicist (1926-2012).
Born November 29th, 1926 in İzmir.
Died September 13th, 2012 at 85 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Geoffrey Hughes
Actor (1944-2012).
Born February 2nd, 1944 in Wallasey.
Died July 27th, 2012 at 68 years old in Isle of Wight (prostate cancer). [ref]
Homai Vyarawalla
Indian photojournalist.
Born December 9th, 1913 in Navsari.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 98 years old in Vadodara. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 895
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)