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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Gilbert Durand
French academic (1921-2012).
Born May 1st, 1921 in Chambéry. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2012 at 91 years old in Moye. [ref]
Ekrem Bora
Turkish actor.
Born March 7th, 1934 in Ankara.
Died April 1st, 2012 at 78 years old in Istanbul (heart failure).
Antonín Holý
Czech scientist.
Born September 1st, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2012 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Paavo Berglund
Finnish conductor and violinist.
Born April 14th, 1929 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2012 at 82 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Bryce Bayer
American physicist and inventor of the bayer filter.
Born August 15th, 1929 in Portland.
Died November 13th, 2012 at 83 years old in Bath.
Ignatius IV of Antioch
Patriarch of antioch (1920-2012).
Born April 4th, 1920 in Mhardeh.
Died December 5th, 2012 at 92 years old in Beirut (stroke). [ref]
Lisa Della Casa
Swiss soprano (1919–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1919 in Burgdorf.
Died December 10th, 2012 at 93 years old in Münsterlingen (disease).
Mark Lenzi
Diver.
Born July 4th, 1968 in Huntsville.
Died April 9th, 2012 at 43 years old in Greenville. [ref]
Alida Chelli
Actress, singer and tv-hostess.
Born October 23rd, 1943 in Carpi.
Died December 14th, 2012 at 69 years old in Rome (cancer).
Ann Curtis
American swimmer.
Born March 6th, 1926 in San Francisco.
Died June 26th, 2012 at 86 years old in San Rafael. [ref]
Deaths 561 to 570 of 959
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