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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Janice E. Voss
American engineer and nasa astronaut (1956-2012).
Born October 8th, 1956 in South Bend.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 55 years old in Scottsdale (breast cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Hirzebruch
German mathematician (1927–2012).
Born October 17th, 1927 in Hamm. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2012 at 84 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Chico Anysio
Brazilian actor and comedian.
Born April 12th, 1931 in Maranguape.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Zakaria Mohieddin
Egyptian military officer and politician (1918–2012).
Born July 5th, 1918 in Qalyubia Governorate.
Died May 15th, 2012 at 93 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Kwan Shan
Hong kong actor.
Born April 12th, 1933 in Shenyang.
Died October 1st, 2012 at 79 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer). [ref]
Franz West
Austrian artist.
Born February 16th, 1947 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2012 at 65 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Ed Derwinski
American politician (1926–2012).
Born September 15th, 1926 in Chicago.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Oak Brook (skin cancer). [ref]
Malam Bacai Sanhá
President of guinea-bissau (1947-2012).
Born May 5th, 1947 in Darsalame.
Died January 9th, 2012 at 64 years old in Paris (diabetes). [ref]
John A. Durkin
American politician (1936-2012).
Born March 29th, 1936 in Brookfield.
Died October 16th, 2012 at 76 years old in Franklin (disease). [ref]
Ervin Zádor
Hungarian water polo player, swimming and water polo coach.
Born June 7th, 1935 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 2012 at 76 years old in Linden. [ref]
Deaths 481 to 490 of 959
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel