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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Joyce Redman
Anglo-irish actress (1915-2012).
Born December 9th, 1915 in Gosforth.
Died May 10th, 2012 at 96 years old in Pembury (pneumonia). [ref]
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
British historian and professor (1953–2012).
Born January 15th, 1953 in Lincoln. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2012 at 59 years old [ref]
Roman Totenberg
Polish-american musician.
Born January 1st, 1911 in Łódź.
Died May 8th, 2012 at 101 years old in Newton. [ref]
Renato Dulbecco
Italian-born american virologist (1914-2012).
Born February 22nd, 1914 in Catanzaro. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2012 at 97 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Avraham Adan
Military general and author (1926–2012).
Born October 5th, 1926 in Kfar Giladi.
Died September 28th, 2012 at 85 years old in Ramat HaSharon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sancho Gracia
Spanish actor (1936–2012).
Born September 27th, 1936 in Madrid.
Died August 8th, 2012 at 75 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Margaret Mahy
New zealand children's writer (1936-2012).
Born March 21st, 1936 in Whakatāne. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 76 years old in Christchurch.
J. J. C. Smart
Australian philosopher and academic (1920–2012).
Born September 16th, 1920 in Cambridge.
Died October 6th, 2012 at 92 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Kōji Wakamatsu
Japanese film director.
Born April 1st, 1936 in Wakuya. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2012 at 76 years old in Shinjuku (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Alan G. Poindexter
American test pilot and astronaut (1961-2012).
Born November 5th, 1961 in Pasadena.
Died July 1st, 2012 at 50 years old in Pensacola. [ref]
Deaths 361 to 370 of 959
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin