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In the year 2012
895 Notable deaths
Jean Giraud
French comics author (1938–2012).
Born May 8th, 1938 in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2012 at 73 years old in Montrouge (lymphoma). [ref]
Vidal Sassoon
English hairdresser (1928-2012).
Born January 17th, 1928 in Hammersmith. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2012 at 84 years old in Los Angeles, Bel Air (leukemia). [ref]
Thilakan
Indian actor.
Born July 15th, 1935 in Ayiroor.
Died September 24th, 2012 at 77 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. [ref]
Jon Lord
English composer, pianist, and hammond organ player.
Born June 9th, 1941 in Leicester. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2012 at 71 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sergio Oliva
Cuban bodybuilder.
Born July 4th, 1941 in Havana.
Died November 12th, 2012 at 71 years old in Chicago (kidney disease).
Ron Palillo
American actor, teacher (1949-2012).
Born April 2nd, 1949 in New Haven.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 63 years old in Florida (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Lindsey
American actor, television personality, writer, narrator, speaker.
Born December 17th, 1928 in Fairfield.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 83 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Lynn Compton
Easy company soldier turned noted jurist (1921-2012).
Born December 31st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died February 25th, 2012 at 90 years old in Burlington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arlen Specter
American politician.
Born February 12th, 1930 in Wichita.
Died October 14th, 2012 at 82 years old in Philadelphia (lymphoma). [ref]
David Kelly
Irish actor (1929–2012).
Born July 11th, 1929 in Dublin.
Died February 12th, 2012 at 82 years old in Goatstown (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 895
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