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In the year 2012
895 Notable deaths
Davy Jones
English singer and actor (1945-2012).
Born December 30th, 1945 in Manchester. [ref]
Died February 29th, 2012 at 66 years old in Stuart (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Demjanjuk
Ukrainian guard at nazi death camps.
Born April 3rd, 1920 in Dubovi Makharyntsi. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2012 at 91 years old in Bad Feilnbach (disease). [ref]
Andrew Breitbart
American writer and publisher.
Born February 1st, 1969 in Los Angeles.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Gore Vidal
American writer (1925-2012).
Born October 3rd, 1925 in West Point. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2012 at 86 years old in Hollywood Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Ray Bradbury
American author and screenwriter (1920–2012).
Born August 22nd, 1920 in Waukegan. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2012 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Nora Ephron
American film director and writer (1941-2012).
Born May 19th, 1941 in Upper West Side. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2012 at 71 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia, acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Junior Seau
American football player (1969-2012).
Born January 19th, 1969 in San Diego. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2012 at 43 years old in Oceanside (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Andy Williams
American recording artist, singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.
Born December 3rd, 1927 in Wall Lake. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2012 at 84 years old in Branson (bladder cancer). [ref]
Sally Ride
American astronaut and physicist (1951-2012).
Born May 26th, 1951 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 61 years old in La Jolla (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Joe Paterno
American college football coach (1926-2012).
Born December 21st, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died January 22nd, 2012 at 85 years old in State College (lung cancer).
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø