In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Ulric Neisser
American psychologist (1928–2012).
Born December 8th, 1928 in Kiel.
Died February 17th, 2012 at 83 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Zina Bethune
Actress, dancer, choreographer (1945-2012).
Born February 17th, 1945 in New York City.
Died February 12th, 2012 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Kaneto Shindō
Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and author..
Born April 22nd, 1912 in Hiroshima.
Died May 29th, 2012 at 100 years old in Tokyo City. [ref]
Richard Rodney Bennett
English composer and pianist (1936-2012).
Born March 29th, 1936 in Broadstairs. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2012 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Maurice Herzog
French mountaineer and politician (1919-2012).
Born January 15th, 1919 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died December 14th, 2012 at 93 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Kiro Gligorov
President of the republic of macedonia (1917-2012).
Died January 1st, 2012 at 94 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Bob Birch
American bassist.
Born July 14th, 1956 in Detroit.
Died August 15th, 2012 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Keiji Nakazawa
Japanese manga artist (1939-2012).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Naka-ku.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 73 years old in Hiroshima (lung cancer). [ref]
Bob Boozer
Basketball player (1937-2012).
Born April 26th, 1937 in Omaha.
Died May 19th, 2012 at 75 years old in Omaha (intracranial aneurysm).
Ahmed Jabari
Hamas militant commander (1960–2012).
Born December 4th, 1960 in Gaza City.
Died November 14th, 2012 at 51 years old in Gaza City (airstrike).
Deaths 311 to 320 of 959
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler