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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
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.
Johnny Pesky
American baseball player and coach.
Born February 27th, 1919 in Portland.
Died August 13th, 2012 at 93 years old in Danvers. [ref]
Elliott Carter
American composer (1908-2012).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Manhattan.
Died November 5th, 2012 at 103 years old in New York City. [ref]
Carmen Basilio
American boxer.
Born April 2nd, 1927 in New York City.
Died November 7th, 2012 at 85 years old in Rochester (pneumonia).
George Armitage Miller
American psychologist (1920–2012).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Charleston.
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 92 years old in Plainsboro. [ref]
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]
Dick Anthony Williams
American actor.
Born August 9th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 77 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Former president of puntland and president of somalia (dead 2012).
Born December 15th, 1934 in Galkayo.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 77 years old in Abu Dhabi (pneumonia). [ref]
Mel Stuart
American film director and producer (1928–2012).
Born September 2nd, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2012 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Homai Vyarawalla
Indian photojournalist (1913–2012).
Born December 9th, 1913 in Navsari.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 98 years old in Vadodara. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 959
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson