2012
Steve Franken, American actor (born 1932)
Stephen Robert Franken was an American actor who worked in film and television for over fifty years.
Steve Franken, American actor (born 1932)
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2012
Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1937)
Félix Miélli Venerando was a Brazilian football player, more commonly known as Félix.
Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1937)
2012
Florencio Amarilla, Paraguayan footballer, coach, and actor (born 1935)
Florencio Amarilla Lacasa was a Paraguayan footballer, coach and later actor.
Florencio Amarilla, Paraguayan footballer, coach, and actor (born 1935)
2012
Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (born 1930)
Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was al…
Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (born 1930)
2012
Roberto González Barrera, Mexican banker and businessman (born 1930)
Roberto González Barrera was a Mexican businessman. He was the chairman of Gruma, the largest producer of tortillas and corn flour in the world, and of Banorte, the largest Mexican…
Roberto González Barrera, Mexican banker and businessman (born 1930)
2012
Donald Gorrie, Scottish politician (born 1933)
Donald Cameron Easterbrook Gorrie OBE was a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region from 1999 to 2007…
Donald Gorrie, Scottish politician (born 1933)
2012
Russ Alben, American composer and businessman (born 1929)
Bernard Russ Alben was an American advertising executive and composer. He served as the Vice President and Creative Director of Ogilvy & Mather from the early 1970s until his retir…
Russ Alben, American composer and businessman (born 1929)
2012
Reginald Bartholomew, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (born 1936)
Reginald Bartholomew was an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon (1983–1986), Spain (1986–1989), and Italy (1993–1997). He was also a member of the American A…
Reginald Bartholomew, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (born 1936)
2012
Jacques Bensimon, Canadian director and producer (born 1943)
Jacques Bensimon was a public film and television director, producer and executive in Canada, working primarily with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and TFO, the French-lan…
Jacques Bensimon, Canadian director and producer (born 1943)
2012
Krzysztof Wilmanski, Polish-German physicist and academic (born 1940)
Krzysztof Wilmanski was a Polish-German scientist working in the fields of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics.
Krzysztof Wilmanski, Polish-German physicist and academic (born 1940)
2012
Neville Alexander, South African linguist and activist (born 1936)
Neville Edward Alexander OLS was a proponent of a multilingual South Africa and a former revolutionary who spent ten years on Robben Island as a fellow prisoner of Nelson Mandela.
Neville Alexander, South African linguist and activist (born 1936)
2012
Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (born 1931)
Malcolm Wilde Browne was an American journalist and photographer, best known for his award-winning photograph of the self-immolation of Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức in 1963.
Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (born 1931)
2012
Art Heyman, American basketball player (born 1941)
Arthur Bruce Heyman was an American professional basketball player. Playing for Duke University in college, in 1963 he was USBWA Player of the Year, AP Player of the Year, UPI Play…
Art Heyman, American basketball player (born 1941)
2012
Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (born 1926)
Ivan "Ivica" Horvat was a Croatian and Yugoslav professional football player and manager.
Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (born 1926)
2012
Richard Kingsland, Australian captain and pilot (born 1916)
Sir Richard Kingsland, was an Australian RAAF pilot known for being the youngest Australian group captain at age 29. He later became a senior public servant, heading the Department…
Richard Kingsland, Australian captain and pilot (born 1916)
2012
Geliy Korzhev, Russian painter (born 1925)
Geliy Mikhailovich Korzhev-Chuvelyov was a Soviet and Russian painter.
Geliy Korzhev, Russian painter (born 1925)
2012
Rhodes Boyson, English educator and politician (born 1925)
Sir Rhodes Boyson was an English educator, author and Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Brent North. He was knighted and made a member of the Pri…
Rhodes Boyson, English educator and politician (born 1925)
2012
Shulamith Firestone, Canadian-American activist and author (born 1945)
Shulamith Bath Shmuel Ben Ari Firestone was an American radical feminist writer and activist. She was a prominent figure in the early development of radical feminism and second-wav…
Shulamith Firestone, Canadian-American activist and author (born 1945)
2012
Dick McBride, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1928)
Richard William McBride was an American beat poet, playwright and novelist. He worked at City Lights Booksellers & Publishers from 1954 to 1969.
Dick McBride, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1928)
2012
Saul Merin, Polish-Israeli ophthalmologist and academic (born 1933)
Saul Merin was an Israeli ophthalmologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal and genetic eye diseases.
Saul Merin, Polish-Israeli ophthalmologist and academic (born 1933)
2012
Ramón Sota, Spanish golfer (born 1938)
Ramón Sota Ocejo was a Spanish professional golfer.
Ramón Sota, Spanish golfer (born 1938)
2012
Daniel Chong is discovered in a holding room in San Diego, having been incarcerated for five days without food or water
San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. and second-most populo…
Daniel Chong is discovered in a holding room in San Diego, having been incarcerated for five days without food or water
2012
Unknown perpetrators carried out a series of four bombings in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
The 2012 Dnipropetrovsk explosions were a series of co-ordinated explosions in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine on 27 April 2012. The bombs went off between 11:50 and 13:00 near four tram s…
Unknown perpetrators carried out a series of four bombings in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
2012
The first of two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, resulting in seven deaths
In May 2012, two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, causing 27 deaths and widespread damage. The events are known in Italy as the 2012 Emilia earthquakes, because they mainly…
The first of two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, resulting in seven deaths