In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
Dutch mathematician.
Born July 9th, 1918 in The Hague. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2012 at 93 years old in Nuenen. [ref]
Josef Škvorecký
Czech-canadian writer and publisher (1924-2012).
Born September 27th, 1924 in Náchod. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 87 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Biff Elliot
American actor (1923-2012).
Died August 15th, 2012 at 89 years old in Studio City (disease). [ref]
Bill Moggridge
British designer (1943-2012).
Born June 25th, 1943 in London.
Died September 8th, 2012 at 69 years old in San Francisco (cancer). [ref]
Louisiana Red
African american blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer.
Born March 23rd, 1932 in Bessemer.
Died February 25th, 2012 at 79 years old in Hanover (disease). [ref]
Oswaldo Payá
Cuban activist (1952-2012).
Born February 29th, 1952 in Cerro.
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 60 years old in Bayamo (traffic collision). [ref]
Alexander Arutiunian
Armenian composer, pianist (1920–2012).
Born September 23rd, 1920 in Yerevan.
Died March 28th, 2012 at 91 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Jake Eberts
Canadian film producer, executive and financier (1941-2012).
Born July 10th, 1941 in Montreal.
Died September 6th, 2012 at 71 years old in Montreal.
Larry Reinhardt
American guitarist.
Born July 7th, 1948 in Florida.
Died January 2nd, 2012 at 63 years old (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Lars Hörmander
Mathematician (1931–2012).
Born January 24th, 1931 in Mjällby.
Died November 25th, 2012 at 81 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Deaths 431 to 440 of 959
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young