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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Andrzej Łapicki
Polish actor (1924–2012).
Born November 11th, 1924 in Riga. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2012 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Jacques Dupin
French writer.
Born March 4th, 1927 in Privas. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2012 at 85 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vincenzo Consolo
Italian writer (1933-2012).
Born February 18th, 1933 in Sant'Agata di Militello. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2012 at 78 years old in Milan. [ref]
Rune Gustafsson
Swedish musician.
Born August 25th, 1933 in Gothenburg.
Died June 15th, 2012 at 78 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
David Resnick
Architect (1924-2012).
Born August 5th, 1924 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 4th, 2012 at 88 years old in Jerusalem.
Autran Dourado
Brazilian novelist (1926-2012).
Born January 18th, 1926 in Patos de Minas.
Died September 30th, 2012 at 86 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Fernando Lopes
Film director (1935-2012).
Born December 28th, 1935 in Maçãs de Dona Maria.
Died May 2nd, 2012 at 76 years old in Lisbon (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Ivan Kušan
Croatian writer (1933-2012).
Born August 30th, 1933 in Sarajevo.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 79 years old in Zagreb (stroke).
Eugênio Sales
Cardinal of the roman catholic church (1920-2012).
Born November 8th, 1920 in Acari.
Died July 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Sumaré. [ref]
Leon Schlumpf
Member of the swiss federal council (1925-2012).
Born February 3rd, 1925 in Felsberg.
Died July 7th, 2012 at 87 years old in Chur.
Deaths 731 to 740 of 959
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius