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Robert B. Sherman
Arts & Music
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Robert B. Sherman

Robert Bernard Sherman
🇺🇸 United States
1925 – 2012 (86 years old)

Prolific American songwriter who with his brother Richard M. Sherman formed the Sherman Brothers, creating beloved musical scores for Walt Disney classics including 'Mary Poppins', 'The Jungle Book', and 'It's a Small World'.

Glendale, United States
Bruce Surtees
Arts & Music
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Bruce Surtees

Bruce Mohr Powell Surtees
🇺🇸 United States
1937 – 2012 (74 years old)

Master American cinematographer known as 'The Prince of Darkness' for his pioneering use of natural lighting and deep shadows, defining the visual style of Clint Eastwood's classics including 'Dirty Harry' and 'Pale Rider'.

Ojai, United States
Lyudmila Kasatkina
Arts & Music
12
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Lyudmila Kasatkina

Людмила Ивановна Касаткина
🇷🇺 Russia
1925 – 2012 (86 years old)

Celebrated Soviet and Russian stage and screen actress, People's Artist of the USSR, and star of the Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army, immortalized in the comedy classic 'Tiger Girl' and war drama 'Remember Your Name'.

Moscow, Russia
John Michuki
Politics
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John Michuki

John Njoroge Michuki
🇰🇪 Kenya
1932-12-01 – 2012-02-21 (79 years old)

Transformative administrator and Minister for Transport and Internal Security who introduced the renowned 'Michuki Rules' that tamed Kenya's chaotic public transport sector.

Kangema, Kenya
Vitaly Vorotnikov
Statesmanship & Statesmen
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Vitaly Vorotnikov

Виталий Иванович Воротников
🇷🇺 Russia
1926 – 2012 (86 years old)

Prominent Soviet statesman who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR (1983–1988) and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Russia during Perestroika.

Moscow, Russia
Mohammed Wardi
Arts & Music
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Mohammed Wardi

محمد وردي
🇸🇩 Sudan
July 19, 1932 – February 18, 2012 (79 years old)

Legendary Sudanese Nubian singer, composer, and patriotic icon acclaimed as 'The Last Pharaoh', whose majestic baritone voice, revolutionary anthems, and mastery of five-tone pentatonic scales made him Sudan's most beloved cultural figure.

Khartoum, Sudan
Gary Carter
Sports & Athletics
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Gary Carter

Gary Edmund Carter
🇺🇸 United States
1954 – 2012 (57 years old)

Hall of Fame Major League Baseball catcher nicknamed 'The Kid' for his infectious enthusiasm and unyielding grit, who anchored the Montreal Expos and led the New York Mets to their historic 1986 World Series title.

Tequesta, United States
Sergey Kolosov
Arts & Music
11
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Sergey Kolosov

Сергей Николаевич Колосов
🇷🇺 Russia
1921 – 2012 (90 years old)

Pioneering Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter who created the very first Soviet television miniseries, 'Calling Fire upon Ourselves', and directed acclaimed films including 'The Taming of the Shrew' and 'Remember Your Name'.

Moscow, Russia
Whitney Houston
Arts & Music
13
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Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston
🇺🇸 United States
1963 – 2012 (48 years old)

Peerless American vocal superstar hailed simply as 'The Voice', whose soaring gospel-infused range, record seven consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number-ones, and I Will Always Love You redefined pop music.

Westfield, United States
Don Cornelius
Arts & Music
12
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Don Cornelius

Donald Cortez Cornelius
🇺🇸 United States
1936 – 2012 (75 years old)

Visionary American television producer and host who created and presided over 'Soul Train', the longest-running first-run syndicated show in American television history, showcasing Black music, fashion, and dance to the world.

Los Angeles, United States
Angelo Dundee
Sports & Athletics
13
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Angelo Dundee

Angelo Mirena
🇺🇸 United States
1921 – 2012 (90 years old)

Legendary International Boxing Hall of Fame trainer and cornerman who guided Muhammad Ali through his greatest triumphs, as well as Sugar Ray Leonard and fifteen other world champions.

Palm Harbor, United States
Dorothea Tanning
Arts & Music
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Dorothea Tanning

Dorothea Margaret Tanning
🇺🇸 United States
1910 – 2012 (101 years old)

American Surrealist painter, sculptor, and author whose uncanny canvases explored subconscious female desires, claustrophobic domesticity, and pioneering soft sculptures.

New York City, United States
Abdelhamid Mehri
Statesmanship & Statesmen
20
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Abdelhamid Mehri

عبد الحميد مهري
🇩🇿 Algeria
1926 – 2012 (85 years old)

Venerable Algerian statesman, Minister of North African Affairs in the GPRA, and FLN Secretary-General who transformed the ruling party into a democratic force and co-signed the 1995 Sant'Egidio Peace Platform.

Algiers, Algeria
Cherif Kheddam
Arts & Music
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Cherif Kheddam

شريف خدام
🇩🇿 Algeria
1927 – 2012 (85 years old)

Visionary Algerian composer, poet, and teacher who elevated Kabyle music to classical symphonic grandeur and mentored multiple generations of iconic Algerian singers, including Idir.

Bouzeguène (Kabylie), Algeria
Jiří Raška
Sports & Athletics
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Jiří Raška

Jiří Raška
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
1941 – 2012 (70 years old)

Celebrated Czech ski jumper who made sporting history at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics by winning Czechoslovakia's first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal, voted Czech Skiier of the Century.

Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic
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