In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Marie Colvin
American war correspondent (1956–2012).
Born January 12th, 1956 in Oyster Bay.
Died February 22nd, 2012 at 56 years old in Homs. [ref]
Mitch Lucker
American singer (1984–2012).
Born October 20th, 1984 in Riverside.
Died November 1st, 2012 at 28 years old in Orange (traffic collision). [ref]
Zig Ziglar
American motivational speaker (1926-2012).
Born November 6th, 1926 in Coffee County.
Died November 28th, 2012 at 86 years old in Plano (pneumonia).
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]
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]
James Dougherty
American police officer and husband of marilyn monroe.
Born April 12th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died October 21st, 2012 at 91 years old in San Rafael (leukemia).
William Windom
American actor (1923–2012).
Born September 28th, 1923 in New York City.
Died August 16th, 2012 at 88 years old in Woodacre (heart failure). [ref]
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]
Vidal Sassoon
British hairstylist (1928–2012).
Born January 17th, 1928 in Hammersmith.
Died May 9th, 2012 at 84 years old in Los Angeles, Bel Air (leukemia). [ref]
Eduard Khil
Russian singer (1934-2012).
Born September 4th, 1934 in Smolensk.
Died June 4th, 2012 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg (stroke). [ref]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson