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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Klaas Carel Faber
Dutch collaborator (1922–2012).
Born January 20th, 1922 in Haarlem.
Died May 24th, 2012 at 90 years old in Ingolstadt (kidney failure). [ref]
Wissam al-Hassan
Lebanese security official (1965-2012).
Born April 11th, 1965 in Btouratige.
Died October 19th, 2012 at 47 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Al Ulbrickson
American rower (1930–2012).
Born October 10th, 1930 in Seattle.
Died July 6th, 2012 at 81 years old in Seattle.
Fay Ajzenberg-Selove
American nuclear physicist.
Born February 13th, 1926 in Berlin.
Died August 8th, 2012 at 86 years old in Haverford. [ref]
Rudi van Dantzig
Dutch dancer and choreographer.
Born August 4th, 1933 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2012 at 78 years old in Amsterdam (breast cancer, lymphoma).
Txillardegi
Spanish writer and politician (1929-2012).
Born September 27th, 1929 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Died January 14th, 2012 at 82 years old [ref]
Fyodor Khitruk
Russian animator and film director.
Died December 3rd, 2012 at 95 years old in Moscow (Parkinson's disease).
Camilla Williams
American operatic soprano (1919-2012).
Born October 18th, 1919 in Danville.
Died January 29th, 2012 at 92 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
André Green
French psychoanalyst.
Born March 12th, 1927 in Cairo. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2012 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Phil Taylor
English footballer (1917-2012).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Bristol.
Died December 1st, 2012 at 95 years old in Bedfordshire.
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