In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Joan Roberts
American actress, singer.
Born July 15th, 1917 in Manhattan.
Died August 13th, 2012 at 95 years old in Stamford (heart failure). [ref]
Alketas Panagoulias
Greek footballer (1934-2012).
Born May 30th, 1934 in Thessaloniki.
Died June 18th, 2012 at 78 years old in Fairfax County. [ref]
Von Freeman
American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012).
Born October 3rd, 1923 in Chicago.
Died August 11th, 2012 at 88 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Teddy Charles
American musician.
Born April 13th, 1928 in Chicopee.
Died April 16th, 2012 at 84 years old in Riverhead. [ref]
Eugene Polley
Engineer, inventor of remote control, 1915-2012.
Born November 29th, 1915 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2012 at 96 years old in Downers Grove. [ref]
Ċensu Tabone
President of malta (1913-2012).
Born March 30th, 1913 in Victoria.
Died March 14th, 2012 at 98 years old in St. Julian's. [ref]
Louis Simpson
Jamaican poet.
Born March 27th, 1923 in Kingston.
Died September 18th, 2012 at 89 years old in Long Island (Alzheimer's disease).
Eva Figes
British writer.
Born April 15th, 1932 in Berlin. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2012 at 80 years old in Greater London. [ref]
Yafa Yarkoni
Israeli singer (1925–2012).
Born December 25th, 1925 in Givatayim.
Died January 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
LeRoy Ellis
American basketball player (1940-2012).
Born March 10th, 1940 in Far Rockaway.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 72 years old in Portland (cancer, prostate cancer). [ref]
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