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In the year 2012
895 Notable deaths
Gary Ablett
English footballer and manager (1965-2012).
Born November 19th, 1965 in Liverpool.
Died January 1st, 2012 at 46 years old in Tarleton (lymphoma).
Fontella Bass
American singer.
Born July 3rd, 1940 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2012 at 72 years old in St. Louis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mike Bernardo
South african boxer.
Born July 28th, 1969 in Cape Town.
Died February 14th, 2012 at 42 years old in Muizenberg. [ref]
Mike Kelley
American artist (1954-2012).
Born October 17th, 1954 in Detroit, Wayne. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2012 at 57 years old in Los Angeles, South Pasadena. [ref]
Lincoln Alexander
Canadian politician (1922-2012).
Born January 21st, 1922 in Toronto.
Died October 19th, 2012 at 90 years old in Hamilton. [ref]
Judy Agnew
Second lady of the united states (1921-2012).
Born April 23rd, 1921 in Baltimore.
Died June 20th, 2012 at 91 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Terry Callier
American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Born May 24th, 1945 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2012 at 67 years old in Chicago (cancer). [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.
Carmen Basilio
American boxer.
Born April 2nd, 1927 in New York City.
Died November 7th, 2012 at 85 years old in Rochester (pneumonia).
Laszlo Toth
Australian geologist known for vandalism.
Born July 1st, 1938 in Pilisvörösvár.
Died September 11th, 2012 at 74 years old [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore