In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Israel Keyes
American serial killer (1978–2012).
Born January 7th, 1978 in Richmond.
Died December 2nd, 2012 at 34 years old in Anchorage.
Gore Vidal
American writer (1925–2012).
Born October 3rd, 1925 in West Point.
Died July 31st, 2012 at 86 years old in Hollywood Hills (pneumonia). [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]
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]
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]
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]
Andy Williams
American singer (1927–2012).
Born December 3rd, 1927 in Wall Lake.
Died September 25th, 2012 at 84 years old in Branson (bladder cancer). [ref]
Jenni Rivera
American singer (1969–2012).
Born July 2nd, 1969 in Long Beach.
Died December 9th, 2012 at 43 years old in Monterrey (aviation accident). [ref]
Yash Chopra
Indian film director, script writer and film producer (1932–2012).
Born September 27th, 1932 in Lahore.
Died October 21st, 2012 at 80 years old in Mumbai (dengue fever).
Johnny Lewis
American-canadian actor (1983-2012).
Born October 29th, 1983 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2012 at 28 years old in Los Angeles (falling from height). [ref]
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold