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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Frederica Sagor Maas
Playwright, essayist and author.
Born July 6th, 1900 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 2012 at 111 years old in La Mesa. [ref]
Georges Mathieu
French painter (1921-2012).
Born January 27th, 1921 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died June 10th, 2012 at 91 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Pierre Schoendoerffer
French film director (1928–2012).
Born May 5th, 1928 in Chamalières. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2012 at 83 years old in Clamart. [ref]
Tomás Borge
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1930-2012).
Born August 13th, 1930 in Matagalpa. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2012 at 81 years old in Managua (lung cancer). [ref]
Jean-Louis Richard
French actor and director (1927-2012).
Born May 17th, 1927 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2012 at 85 years old in Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Keriman Halis Ece
Turkish beauty pageant, model..
Born February 16th, 1913 in Istanbul.
Died January 28th, 2012 at 98 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo
Spanish politician (1934–2012).
Born December 8th, 1934 in Madrid.
Died October 26th, 2012 at 77 years old in Havana.
Alan McDonald
Northern irish footballer (1963–2012).
Born October 12th, 1963 in Belfast.
Died June 23rd, 2012 at 48 years old in Lisburn.
Robert F. Christy
Canadian-american theoretical physicist and astrophysicist.
Born May 14th, 1916 in Vancouver.
Died October 3rd, 2012 at 96 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Hasan Turkmani
Syrian politician (1935-2012).
Born January 1st, 1935 in Aleppo.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 77 years old in Damascus (explosive device).
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