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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Simin Daneshvar
Iranian writer.
Born April 28th, 1921 in Shiraz.
Died March 8th, 2012 at 90 years old in Tehran (influenza). [ref]
Gevork Vartanian
Soviet spy.
Born February 17th, 1924 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 10th, 2012 at 87 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Ruth Barcan Marcus
American philosopher (1921-2012).
Born August 2nd, 1921 in The Bronx.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 90 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Vitaly Vorotnikov
Russian politician (1926-2012).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Voronezh.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Bruce Surtees
American cinematographer.
Born August 3rd, 1937 in Los Angeles.
Died February 23rd, 2012 at 74 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (diabetes). [ref]
Omar Suleiman
Egyptian head of intelligence and vice president (1936-2012).
Born July 2nd, 1936 in Qena. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2012 at 76 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
Israeli chief of staff, politician (1944-2012).
Born March 18th, 1944 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2012 at 68 years old in Jerusalem (leukemia). [ref]
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Italian fencer (1919-2012).
Born April 7th, 1919 in Renate.
Died May 25th, 2012 at 93 years old in Milan. [ref]
Georgi Lozanov
Bulgarian psychologist and educator (1926-2012).
Born July 22nd, 1926 in Sofia.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 85 years old in Sliven. [ref]
Jack Taylor
English association football referee (1930-2012).
Born May 21st, 1930 in Wolverhampton.
Died July 27th, 2012 at 82 years old in Shifnal.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 959
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon