Famous deaths in Feb 2012-The following is a list of notable deaths in 2012.Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death. In February we lost many beloved people, including a pop icon, "Grandpa Joe" and "The Kid." Scroll through to read about these and others who passed away.1 February
* Herb Adams, 83, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox).
* Gerlando Alberti, 88, Italian Sicilian Mafioso, cancer. (Italian)
* Yona Baltman, 82, Israeli jurist, State Attorney (1982–1988). (Hebrew)
* Elizabeth Candon, 90, American Roman Catholic nun, president of Trinity College (Vermont), pulmonary fibrosis.
* Don Cornelius, 75, American television host and producer (Soul Train), suicide by gunshot.
* Angelo Dundee, 90, American boxing trainer (Muhammad Ali).
* John Harrison, 87, Australian Olympic rower.
* Ruth Hausmeister, 99, German actress (The Longest Day). (German)
* Philip Hudsmith, 86, Canadian film director.
* Mike Kelley, 57, American artist, apparent suicide.
* Ladislav Kuna, 64, Slovak football player and manager. (Slovak)
* Robert Lawless, 74, American anthropologist.
* Anil Mohile, 71, Indian film music composer, heart attack.
* Ingolf Mork, 64, Norwegian Olympic ski jumper. (Norwegian)
* Taiji Ōtani, 80, Japanese baseball umpire, heart failure. (Japanese)
* David Peaston, 54, American R&B singer, complications of diabetes.
* Lutz Philipp, 71, German Olympic athlete. (German)
* Gilbert Poirot, 67, French Olympic ski jumper. (French)
* Charlie Spoonhour, 72, American basketball coach (Southwest Missouri State, Saint Louis University), complications from lung disease.
* Jerry Steiner, 94, American basketball player (Fort Wayne Pistons).
* Andrzej Sztolf, 70, Polish Olympic ski jumper. (Polish)
* Wisława Szymborska, 88, Polish poet, Nobel Prize in Literature (1996)
2 February
* Joyce Barkhouse, 98, Canadian children's writer (Pit Pony), heart attack.
* Edgar Bessen, 78, German actor. (German)
* Paul Consbruch, 81, German Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1980–1999).
* Frederick William Danker, 91, American lexicographer and New Testament scholar.
* David Edelsten, 78, British writer and army officer.
* George Esper, 79, American reporter (Fall of Saigon) and professor.
* Elwyn Friedrich, 78, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player, myocardial infarction. (German)
* Luis Javier Garrido, 71, Mexican political analyst. (Spanish)
* Dorothy Gilman, 88, American spy novelist (The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax), complications of Alzheimer’s disease.
* Jorge Glusberg, 79, Argentine author and curator, director of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. (Spanish)
* Jane Ising, 110, German-born American academic and supercentenarian, wife of Ernst Ising.
* Nassib Lahoud, 67, Lebanese politician.
* James F. Lloyd, 89, American politician, U.S. Representative from California (1975–1981), stroke.
* Anil Mohile, 71, Indian music arranger, heart attack.
* John R. Pawson, 73, American rail transportation author.
3 February
* Nikos Apergis, 65, Greek actor, playwright and politician, cancer. (Greek)
* Steve Appleton, 51, American businessman (Micron Technology), plane crash.
* HIM Damsyik, 82, Indonesian dancer and actor.
* Patricia Disney, 77, American philanthropist, Alzheimer’s disease.
* Nello Ferrara, 93, American businessman (Ferrara Pan Candy Company).
* Ben Gazzara, 81, American actor (Run for Your Life, Road House), pancreatic cancer.
* Terence Hildner, 49, American general, commander of the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary).
* Kumashi Kakehashi, 88, Japanese politician, stomach cancer. (Japanese)
* Raj Kanwar, 50, Indian film director and producer, kidney failure.
* Zalman King, 69, American film director (Wild Orchid) and producer (9½ Weeks), cancer.
* Karlo Maquinto, 21, Filipino boxer.
* Mayer Matalon, 89, Jamaican businessman.
* Andrzej Szczeklik, 73, Polish physician and educational administrator (Jagiellonian University Medical College). [334] (Polish)
* Toh Chin Chye, 90, Singaporean politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1965–1968) and Minister for Health (1975–1981).
* Wilhelm Wachtmeister, 88, Swedish diplomat, Ambassador to the United States (1974–1989).
* Samuel Youd, 89, British science fiction author (The Tripods, The Sword of the Spirits).
* Norton Zinder, 83, American microbiologist, pneumonia. read more Deaths in 2012
* Herb Adams, 83, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox).
* Gerlando Alberti, 88, Italian Sicilian Mafioso, cancer. (Italian)
* Yona Baltman, 82, Israeli jurist, State Attorney (1982–1988). (Hebrew)
* Elizabeth Candon, 90, American Roman Catholic nun, president of Trinity College (Vermont), pulmonary fibrosis.
* Don Cornelius, 75, American television host and producer (Soul Train), suicide by gunshot.
* Angelo Dundee, 90, American boxing trainer (Muhammad Ali).
* John Harrison, 87, Australian Olympic rower.
* Ruth Hausmeister, 99, German actress (The Longest Day). (German)
* Philip Hudsmith, 86, Canadian film director.
* Mike Kelley, 57, American artist, apparent suicide.
* Ladislav Kuna, 64, Slovak football player and manager. (Slovak)
* Robert Lawless, 74, American anthropologist.
* Anil Mohile, 71, Indian film music composer, heart attack.
* Ingolf Mork, 64, Norwegian Olympic ski jumper. (Norwegian)
* Taiji Ōtani, 80, Japanese baseball umpire, heart failure. (Japanese)
* David Peaston, 54, American R&B singer, complications of diabetes.
* Lutz Philipp, 71, German Olympic athlete. (German)
* Gilbert Poirot, 67, French Olympic ski jumper. (French)
* Charlie Spoonhour, 72, American basketball coach (Southwest Missouri State, Saint Louis University), complications from lung disease.
* Jerry Steiner, 94, American basketball player (Fort Wayne Pistons).
* Andrzej Sztolf, 70, Polish Olympic ski jumper. (Polish)
* Wisława Szymborska, 88, Polish poet, Nobel Prize in Literature (1996)
2 February
* Joyce Barkhouse, 98, Canadian children's writer (Pit Pony), heart attack.
* Edgar Bessen, 78, German actor. (German)
* Paul Consbruch, 81, German Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1980–1999).
* Frederick William Danker, 91, American lexicographer and New Testament scholar.
* David Edelsten, 78, British writer and army officer.
* George Esper, 79, American reporter (Fall of Saigon) and professor.
* Elwyn Friedrich, 78, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player, myocardial infarction. (German)
* Luis Javier Garrido, 71, Mexican political analyst. (Spanish)
* Dorothy Gilman, 88, American spy novelist (The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax), complications of Alzheimer’s disease.
* Jorge Glusberg, 79, Argentine author and curator, director of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. (Spanish)
* Jane Ising, 110, German-born American academic and supercentenarian, wife of Ernst Ising.
* Nassib Lahoud, 67, Lebanese politician.
* James F. Lloyd, 89, American politician, U.S. Representative from California (1975–1981), stroke.
* Anil Mohile, 71, Indian music arranger, heart attack.
* John R. Pawson, 73, American rail transportation author.
3 February
* Nikos Apergis, 65, Greek actor, playwright and politician, cancer. (Greek)
* Steve Appleton, 51, American businessman (Micron Technology), plane crash.
* HIM Damsyik, 82, Indonesian dancer and actor.
* Patricia Disney, 77, American philanthropist, Alzheimer’s disease.
* Nello Ferrara, 93, American businessman (Ferrara Pan Candy Company).
* Ben Gazzara, 81, American actor (Run for Your Life, Road House), pancreatic cancer.
* Terence Hildner, 49, American general, commander of the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary).
* Kumashi Kakehashi, 88, Japanese politician, stomach cancer. (Japanese)
* Raj Kanwar, 50, Indian film director and producer, kidney failure.
* Zalman King, 69, American film director (Wild Orchid) and producer (9½ Weeks), cancer.
* Karlo Maquinto, 21, Filipino boxer.
* Mayer Matalon, 89, Jamaican businessman.
* Andrzej Szczeklik, 73, Polish physician and educational administrator (Jagiellonian University Medical College). [334] (Polish)
* Toh Chin Chye, 90, Singaporean politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1965–1968) and Minister for Health (1975–1981).
* Wilhelm Wachtmeister, 88, Swedish diplomat, Ambassador to the United States (1974–1989).
* Samuel Youd, 89, British science fiction author (The Tripods, The Sword of the Spirits).
* Norton Zinder, 83, American microbiologist, pneumonia. read more Deaths in 2012
