Deaths in 2012
The following is a list of notable deaths in 2012. Names are listed under the date of death, not under the date of announcement. Names under each date are listed in alphabetical order by family name.
Deaths of notable animals (that is, those with their own Wikipedia articles) are also reported here.
A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, and reference (language of reference source, if not English).
July 2012
- Dennis Flemion, 57, American rock musician (The Frogs), drowned.[1]
- Terepai Maoate, 78, Cook Island politician, Prime Minister (1999-2002).[2]
- Miinnehoma, 29, Irish-bred racehorse, winner of the 1994 Grand National.[3] (death announced on this date)
- Denise René, 99, French art dealer.[4]
- Eugênio Sales, 91, Archbishop Emeritus of Rio de Janeiro and Cardinal Protopriest, heart failure.[5] (Portuguese)
- Brian Thomas, 72, Welsh rugby union player and manager (Neath RFC).[6]
- Isuzu Yamada, 95, Japanese film actress.[7]
- Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud, 78, Saudi royal and politician, Minister of Defense (1960–1962), Governor of Al Baha (1987–2010).[8]
- Lionel Batiste, 81, American jazz musician (Treme Brass Band).[9]
- Ernest Borgnine, 95, American actor (Marty, McHale's Navy, The Poseidon Adventure, SpongeBob SquarePants), renal failure.[10]
- Gyang Dalyop Datong, 53, Nigerian politician, Member of the House of Representatives (2003–2007), Senator (since 2007).[11]
- Dick Fowler, 80, Canadian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1989–1993). [12]
- Martin Pakledinaz, 58, American costume designer, cancer.[13]
- John Williams, 64, American football player (Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Rams).[14]
- Ronaldo Cunha Lima, 76, Brazilian poet and politician, Governor of Paraíba (1991–1994), lung cancer.[15]
- Mouss Diouf, 47, Senegalese-born French comedian, complications of a stroke.[16]
- Tetsuo Endō, 84, Japanese actor, myocardial infarction.[17]
- Robert Reno, 72, American newspaper columnist (Newsday), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[18]
- Teruo Sakamoto, 40, Japanese keirin cyclist, traumatic cardiopulmonary failure.[19]
- Leon Schlumpf, 87, Swiss politician, Member of the Federal Council (1979–1987), President of the Confederation (1984).[20]
- Jimmy Tansey, 83, English footballer.[21]
- Moeslim Abdurrahman, 64, Indonesian Islamic scholar.[22]
- Ibrahim Balandiya, Sudanese politician.[23]
- Charles David Ganao, 85, Congolese politician, Prime Minister (1996–1997).[24]
- Abdul Hamid, 66, Indian field hockey player.[25]
- Hani al-Hassan, 74, Palestinian politician and diplomat, complications of a stroke.[26]
- Bill Norrie, 83, Canadian politician and educator, Mayor of Winnipeg (1979–1992), Chancellor of the University of Manitoba (2001–2009), respiratory failure.[27]
- Angelo Paternoster, 93, American football player (Washington Redskins).[28]
- Sebastijan Pecjak, Slovenian darts player, traffic collision.[29]
- Anthony Sedlak, 29, Canadian chef.[30]
- Rob Goris, 30, Belgian ice hockey player and cyclist, heart attack.[31] (French)
- Ruud van Hemert, 73, Dutch film director, cancer.[32] (Dutch)
- Jorge Herrera, 33, Mexican jockey, race fall.[33]
- Kōzō Ishii, 34, Japanese boxer (OPBF super bantamweight champion) and coach, traffic collision.[34] (Japanese)
- Gerrit Komrij, 68, Dutch writer, cancer.[35] (Dutch)
- Angeliki Koutsonikoli, 23, Greek cyclist, traffic collision.[36] (Greek)
- Ben Kynard, 92, American jazz musician and songwriter, complications from a stroke.[37]
- Sandy Littman, 70, American talent agent, diabetes.[38]
- Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, 78, British businessman and life peer.[39]
- Shōji Wakui, 84, Japanese journalist (Asahi Shimbun), chairman of Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting.[40] (Japanese)
- Peter Bennett, 85, Australian footballer and Olympic (1952, 1956) water polo player.[41]
- Hiren Bhattacharyya, 80, Indian poet, lung infection.[42]
- Jimmy Bivins, 92, American heavyweight boxer, pneumonia.[43]
- Vinzenz Guggenberger, 83, German Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg (1972–2004).[44]
- Tatsubun Itakura, 69, Japanese sociologist, pancreatic cancer.[45]
- Jeong Min-Hyeong, 25, South Korean footballer, suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.[46]
- Sam Ojebode, Nigerian footballer.[47]
- Toby Robertson, 83, British stage director.[48]
- Eric Sykes, 89, British comedy writer and actor.[49]
- Nguyễn Hữu Có, 87, Vietnamese general and political prisoner, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister of South Vietnam (1965–1967), diabetes.[50]
- Ben Davidson, 72, American football player (Oakland Raiders) and actor (Conan the Barbarian, Necessary Roughness), prostate cancer.[51]
- Andy Griffith, 86, American actor (The Andy Griffith Show, Matlock), heart attack.[52]
- Hugó Gruber, 74, Hungarian actor.[53]
- Kōhachi Iwata, 90, Japanese businessman.[54]
- Zena Kanther De Tyras, 90, Cypriot activist, philanthropist and socialite.[55]
- Yvonne B. Miller, 77, American politician, first African-American female legislator of Virginia, stomach cancer.[56]
- Sergio Pininfarina, 85, Italian senator for life and automotive designer (Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Fiat).[57]
- Hollie Stevens, 30, American pornographic actress and model, cancer.[58]
- Martin L. Swig, 78, American car dealer, founder of the California Mille.[59]
- Richard Alvin Tonry, 77, American politician and lawyer, U.S. Representative from Louisiana (1977). [60]
- Joseph Triay, 80, Gibraltarian lawyer and politician.[61]
- John E. Brooks, 88, American priest and educator, President of the College of the Holy Cross (1970–1994), lymphoma.[62]
- Maurice Chevit, 88, French actor.[63]
- Julian Goodman, 90, American broadcasting executive, President of NBC (1966–1974).[64]
- Tsutomu Koyama, 75, Japanese volleyball player and coach, Olympic bronze medalist (1964), esophageal cancer.[65]
- Ed Stroud, 72, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators).[66]
- Peter E. Gillquist, 73, American archpriest (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America).[67]
- Mike Hershberger, 72, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers). [68]
- Hisao Iwamura, 84, Japanese stage director, lung cancer.[69]
- Evelyn Lear, 86, American opera singer.[70]
- Fritz Pauer, 68, Austrian jazz pianist and composer [71]
- Alan G. Poindexter, 50, American NASA astronaut, personal watercraft accident.[72]
- Jack Richardson, 78, American playwright and author.[73]
Prior months
- Deaths in June 2012
- Deaths in May 2012
- Deaths in April 2012
- Deaths in March 2012
- Deaths in February 2012
- Deaths in January 2012
See also
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References
- ^ "Drowning victim identified". Journal Times. July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "Former Cook Islands PM, Sir Terepai Maoate, has died". Radio New Zealand International. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ "Miinnehoma, winner of the 1994 Grand National, dies at the age of 29". The Telegraph. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ Singer, Reid. "Gallerist Denise René, Known as the "Pope of Abstraction" for Championing Op and Kinetic Art, is Dead at 99". Artinfo. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ {title=Morre cardeal Dom Eugenio Sales, aos 91 anos http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/morre-cardeal-dom-eugenio-sales-aos-91-anos-5433805 {title=Morre cardeal Dom Eugenio Sales, aos 91 anos.
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- ^ Japanese silent movie star dies
- ^ "Prince Mohammed bin Saud bin Abdulaziz dies abroad". Saudi Gazette. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Uncle Lionel Batiste, Treme Brass Band bass drummer, dies". The Times-Picayune. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Spokesman: Oscar-winning film star Ernest Borgnine dies in LA at age 95". The Washington Post. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Senator Datong dies in Plateau". Daily Times NG. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "A former Justice minister and Mayor of St. Albert has died". iNews880.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ "Costume designer Martin Pakledinaz dies". Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ "Former Gophers great, NFL lineman John Williams dies". Star Tribune. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Ronaldo Cunha Lima morre aos 76 anos". band.com.br (in Portuguese). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "L'humoriste Mouss Diouf est mort". liberation.fr (in French). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ 訃報：遠藤太津朗さん84歳=俳優 Mainichi.jp 2012-07-10
- ^ Ex-Newsday columnist Robert Reno,72, dies in Miami
- ^ 坂本照雄選手が小田原でレース中に激突死 Nikkan sports 2012-07-08
- ^ "Former Swiss President Schlumpf, father of current head of state, dies at 87". montrealgazette.com. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Prentice, David (July 09, 2012). "Former Everton FC left-back Jimmy Tansey dies aged 83". Retrieved July 09, 2012.
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- ^ Head of the Legislative Council of South Kordofan, Ibrahim Mohammed Balandiya, killed
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- ^ (July 9, 2012). "BC chef Anthony Sedlak dead", Toronto Sun. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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- ^ "Jockey Jorge Herrera, 33, was killed in Pleasanton, California after being thrown from ride Morito after horse clips Tribal Sun - News | FOX Sports on MSN". Msn.foxsports.com. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
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- ^ Kansas City jazz musician Ben Kynard dies
- ^ "Personal manager Sandy Littman dies". Retrieved July 08, 2012.
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- ^ "Ex-Footballer Sam Ojebode Is Dead | Nollywood Gossips, News in Nigerian Newspapers Today". Naijagists.com. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ "Toby Robertson obituary". Retrieved July 08, 2012.
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- ^ Death of Nguyễn Hữu Có (in Vietnamese)
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- ^ 岩田孝八氏が死去 長崎屋創業者 Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 5 July 2012
- ^ Jacqueline AgathocleousBorn into poverty, married into riches: Zena Kanther dies aged 90 4 July 2012 Cyprus Mail Retrieved 6 July 2012
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- ^ Chuck Norton (July 6, 2012). "RIP Hollie Stevens". Dead Journalist. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Martin L. Swig Dies at 78; Started Vintage Car Rally". Retrieved July 06, 2012.
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- ^ 岩村久雄氏が死去 文学座舞台演出家 Sankei News 2012-07-02
- ^ "Evelyn Lear, premier American soprano of contemporary opera, dies at 86" by Emily Langer, The Washington Post (July 2, 2012)
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- ^ "Jack Richardson, New York Playwright, Is Dead at 78". Retrieved July 06, 2012.
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External links
- Obituaries Variety
- Notable deaths of 2012, Los Angeles Times
- The Guardian, UK obituaries
- The New York Times, US obituaries
- The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian obituaries