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In the year 2012
912 Notable deaths
Warda Al-Jazairia
Algerian-egyptian singer (1939-2012).
Born July 22nd, 1939 in Paris.
Died May 17th, 2012 at 72 years old in Cairo (heart failure). [ref]
Prince Tomohito of Mikasa
Japanese prince (1946-2012).
Born January 5th, 1946 in Hayama.
Died June 6th, 2012 at 66 years old in Chiyoda-ku (laryngeal cancer).
Doris Singleton
American actress (1919-2012).
Born September 29th, 1919 in New York City.
Died June 26th, 2012 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Jim Marshall
English audio engineer.
Born July 29th, 1923 in London.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 88 years old in Milton Keynes (cancer).
Carl Johan Bernadotte
Swedish prince (1916-2012); youngest child of gustaf vi adolf of sweden and princess margaret of connaught.
Born October 31st, 1916 in Stockholm.
Died May 5th, 2012 at 95 years old in Ängelholm.
Turhan Bey
Actor born in austria (1922-2012).
Born March 30th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died September 30th, 2012 at 90 years old in Vienna (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jack Twyman
American basketball player.
Born May 21st, 1934 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 30th, 2012 at 78 years old in Cincinnati (cancer). [ref]
John Ingle
Actor (1928-2012).
Died September 16th, 2012 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Antoni Tàpies
Catalan painter, sculptor and art theorist (1923-2012).
Born December 13th, 1923 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2012 at 88 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
James Q. Wilson
American political scientist and adviser and sociologist.
Born May 27th, 1931 in Denver.
Died March 2nd, 2012 at 80 years old in Boston. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 912
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