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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Lina Romay
Spanish actress (1954-2012).
Born June 25th, 1954 in Barcelona.
Died February 15th, 2012 at 57 years old in Málaga (cancer). [ref]
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
117th pope of the coptic orthodox church.
Born August 3rd, 1923 in Manfalut.
Died March 17th, 2012 at 88 years old in Alexandria (kidney failure). [ref]
Jack Tramiel
American businessman (1928-2012).
Born December 13th, 1928 in Łódź. [ref]
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]
Lance LeGault
Actor (1935-2012).
Born May 2nd, 1935 in Chicago.
Died September 10th, 2012 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
George Tupou V of Tonga
King of tonga.
Born May 4th, 1948 in Tongatapu.
Died March 18th, 2012 at 63 years old in Pok Fu Lam (leukemia). [ref]
J. Philippe Rushton
Canadian psychology professor (1943–2012).
Born December 3rd, 1943 in Bournemouth.
Died October 2nd, 2012 at 68 years old in London. [ref]
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Argentine musician, singer, composer artist and poet (1950–2012).
Born January 23rd, 1950 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 8th, 2012 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
Thodoros Angelopoulos
Greek film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Born April 27th, 1935 in Athens. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2012 at 76 years old in Piraeus (struck by vehicle). [ref]
LeRoy Neiman
Painter and printmaker (1921-2012).
Born June 8th, 1921 in Saint Paul.
Died June 20th, 2012 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 959
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs