Deaths in October 2012

The following is a list of notable deaths in October 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, reference.

October 2012

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Gordon Audley, 84, Canadian speed skater.{{cite web |url=http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1988/gAudley.htm |title=The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum |website=www.halloffame.mb.ca |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430092211/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1988/gAudley.htm |archive-date=30 April 2008 }}
Dirk Bach, 51, German actor, comedian and television presenter, heart failure.{{cite news|url=http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16277227,00.html|title=Culture: German entertainer Dirk Bach dies at 51|date=October 1, 2012|work=Deutsche Welle|access-date=2012-10-02}}
Donald E. Bently, 87, American entrepreneur and engineer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wittichfuneralhome.com/obituary/95327/Donald-Bently/|title=Donald Emory Bently Obituary, October 18, 1924 - October 1, 2012}}
Berkant, 73, Turkish singer, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.spothaber.com/haber/1163/berkant-akgurgen-oldu.html |title=Berkant öldü |publisher=Spothaber.com |date=2012-12-16 |access-date=2012-12-24 |language=tr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103104805/http://www.spothaber.com/haber/1163/berkant-akgurgen-oldu.html |archive-date=2012-11-03 }}
Walter G. Church Sr., 85, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1992–2008), acute myeloid leukemia.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140103022029/http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/ap/staten/former-nc-state-rep-walter-church-dies-85-1242893 Former N.C. Rep. Walter Church dies at 85]
Madhav Dalvi, 87, Indian cricketer.{{cite web|title=Madhav Dalvi|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28378.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=June 23, 2016}}
Sahara Davenport, 27, American drag queen, reality show contestant (RuPaul's Drag Race) and singer, heart failure.{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sahara-davenport-died-of-heart-failure-2012310|title=Sahara Davenport Died of Heart Failure|publisher=UsMagazine.com|date=2012-01-18|access-date=2012-10-03}}
Abdelkader Fréha, 69, Algerian footballer (MC Oran).{{cite web|url=http://djazairsport.com/index.php/football/equipe-nationale/item/9370-deces-abdelkader-freha-nest-plus|title=Décès: Abdelkader Freha n'est plus|language=fr|publisher=Djazairsport.com|access-date=2012-10-01|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206033406/http://djazairsport.com/index.php/football/equipe-nationale/item/9370-deces-abdelkader-freha-nest-plus|archive-date=2012-12-06}}
Octavio Getino, 77, Spanish-born Argentine film director, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/ultimas/20-204640-2012-10-01.html|title=Falleció Octavio Getino|publisher=Página/12|date=2012-10-01|access-date=2012-10-01|language=es}}
Hassan Ghul, 35, Pakistani al-Qaeda member, drone strike.{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/documents-reveal-nsas-extensive-involvement-in-targeted-killing-program/2013/10/16/29775278-3674-11e3-8a0e-4e2cf80831fc_story.html| title = Documents reveal NSA's extensive involvement in targeted killing program - The Washington Post| newspaper = The Washington Post}}
Eric Hobsbawm, 95, British historian.{{cite news|author=Esther Addley|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/oct/01/eric-hobsbawm-died-aged-95|title=Eric Hobsbawm dies, aged 95|publisher=Guardian|access-date=2012-10-01|location=London|date=2012-10-01}}
Russell Jones, 86, Australian Olympic (1960) ice hockey player.{{cite web|url=http://hewittsports.com/?p=7013 |title=Vale Russell Jones |publisher=Hewitt Sports Network |first=Andrew |last=Hewitt |date=2012-10-02 |access-date=2012-10-06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125022551/http://hewittsports.com/?p=7013 |archive-date=2013-01-25 |url-status=live }}
Kwan Shan, 79, Chinese-born Hong Kong film actor, lung cancer.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213731/http://westernboothill.blogspot.nl/2012/10/rip-kwan-shan.html Boot Hill: RIP Kwan Shan]
Chronox Manek, Papua New Guinean lawyer and Chief Ombudsman (2008–2012).{{cite web|url=http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2012/10/pngs-anti-corruption-champion-chief-ombudsman-manek-dies-after-long-illness|title=PNG's anti-corruption champion Chief Ombudsman Manek dies after illness|publisher=Pacific.scoop.co.nz|date=October 3, 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Ali Hussein Nassif, Lebanese militant, member of Hezbollah, killed.{{cite news|url=http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=54674|title=Hezbollah buries top commander 'killed in Syria'|website=Middle East Online|date=3 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182335/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=54674|archive-date=3 March 2016}}
Armand Russell, 91, Canadian politician, MNA for Shefford (1956–1973) and Brome-Missisquoi (1976–1980); Minister of Public Works (1967–1970).{{cite web|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/la-voix-de-lest/actualites/201210/02/01-4579721-armand-russell-seteint-a-91-ans.php|title=Armand Russell s'éteint à 91 ans|publisher=La Presse|date=2012-10-03|language=fr|access-date=2012-10-09}}
Moshe Sanbar, 86, Hungarian-born Israeli economist, Governor of the Bank of Israel (1971–1976).{{cite web|author=Ilan Ben Zion|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/moshe-sanbar-former-bank-of-israel-governor-dies-at-86|title=Moshe Sanbar, former Bank of Israel governor, dies at 86|publisher=The Times of Israel|access-date=2012-10-02}}
Heinrich Schultz, 88, Estonian cultural functionary.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121207144319/http://www.kalmistud.ee/g1/haudi?action=maetud&popup=0&yldotsing=1&filter_maetud_kalmistu=&filter_maetud_perenimi=Schultz&filter_maetud_eesnimi=Heinrich&filter_maetud_synniaeg%5B1%5D=&filter_maetud_synniaeg%5B2%5D=&filter_maetud_surmaaeg%5B1%5D=&filter_maetud_surmaaeg%5B2%5D=&filter_maetud_matuseaeg%5B1%5D=&filter_maetud_matuseaeg%5B2%5D=&otsi=Otsi Haudi] {{in lang|et}}
Neville Thiele, 91, Australian audio engineer.{{cite web|last=Cabrera|first=Densil|url=http://sydney.edu.au/news/architecture/274.html?newscategoryid=141&newsstoryid=10177|title=In Memoriam: Neville Thiele|website=The University of Sydney|access-date=2012-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110021052/http://sydney.edu.au/news/architecture/274.html?newscategoryid=141&newsstoryid=10177|archive-date=10 January 2013}}
Shlomo Venezia, 88, Greek-born Italian writer and Holocaust survivor.{{cite web|title=Auschwitz survivor, author dies in Italy|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/10/01/Auschwitz-survivor-author-dies-in-Italy/UPI-85011349105784/?spt=hs&or=tn|publisher=Upi.com|access-date=2012-10-01|date=1 October 2012}}

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Afrasheem Ali, Maldivian politician, stabbed.{{cite news|url=http://www.majlis.gov.mv/en/2012/10/02/ungoofaaru-mp-dr-afraasheem-ali-dies-following-incident-of-violent-stabbing/|title=Un'goofaaru MP Dr. Afraasheem Ali passes away, following incident of violent stabbing|date=2 October 2012|website=People's Majlis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530201730/http://www.majlis.gov.mv/en/2012/10/02/ungoofaaru-mp-dr-afraasheem-ali-dies-following-incident-of-violent-stabbing/|archive-date=30 May 2016}}
John W. Gallivan, 97, American newspaper publisher, cable television pioneer, and civic leader.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/54898856-82/gallivan-salt-tribune-lake.html.csp|title=John W. Gallivan}}
Nicholas C. Handy, 71, British chemist, pancreatic cancer.{{cite news|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/154843/handy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518180120/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/154843/handy|archive-date=May 18, 2014|title=Handy|publisher=telegraph.co.uk|date=2012-10-06|access-date=2012-10-06|location=London}}
Konrad B. Knutsen, 87, Norwegian civil servant, State Conciliator of Norway (1975–1981).{{cite news|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Tidligere-riksmeklingsmann-Konrad-B-Knutsen-er-dod-7007077.html|language=no|title=Tidligere riksmeklingsmann Konrad B. Knutsen er død|agency=Norwegian News Agency|date=2 October 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Marjorie Lane, 100, American singer.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/marjorie-lane-singer-at-mgm-dies-at-100-1118060759/|title=Marjorie Lane, singer at MGM, dies at 100 – Entertainment News, Film News, Media|work=Variety|access-date=2012-10-16}}
David N. Martin, 82, American advertising executive, founder of The Martin Agency, creator of the Virginia is for Lovers slogan, cancer.{{cite news|first=Rupal|last=Parekh|title=Martin Agency Founder Dave Martin Passes Away at 82, Created 'Virginia Is for Lovers'|url=http://adage.com/article/agency-news/martin-agency-founder-dave-martin-passes-82/237554|work=Advertising Age|date=2012-10-02|access-date=2012-10-16}}
Mohammed Mushaima, 24, Bahraini political activist, sickle cell anemia.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
Kalambadi Muhammad Musliyar, 78, Indian Muslim scholar.{{cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=151544|title=Mangalore: Noted Scholar Kalambadi Muhammed Musliyar No More|publisher=Daijiworld.com|access-date=2012-10-07}}

*Nguyễn Chí Thiện, 73, Vietnamese poet and activist, pneumonia.{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/acclaimed-vietnamese-dissident-poet-dies-in-little-saigon-.html|title=Acclaimed Vietnamese dissident poet dies in Little Saigon|newspaper=LA Times|date=2012-10-02|access-date=2012-10-02}}

Hideji Ōtaki, 87, Japanese actor, lung cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20121006b4.html|title=Japanese actor Hideji Otaki dies at 87|work=The Japan Times|date=2012-10-06|access-date=2012-10-06}}
Charles Roach, 79, Trinidadian-born Canadian civil rights lawyer, brain cancer.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1266097--charles-roach-toronto-lawyer-and-human-rights-advocate-dies-at-79|title=Charles Roach, Toronto lawyer and human rights advocate, dies at 79|work=thestar.com|access-date=2012-10-03|date=2012-10-03}}
J. Philippe Rushton, 68, Canadian psychology academic and intelligence theorist, cancer.{{cite web|title=John Philippe Rushton|url=http://www.yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=644735|publisher=yourlifemoments.ca|access-date=2012-10-04}}
Erwin Steinberg, 91, American academic.{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-erwin-steinberg-longtime-english-professor-at-cmu-656280|title=Obituary: Erwin Steinberg/Longtime English professor at CMU|work= Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=2012-10-05|access-date=2012-10-29|first=Eleanor|last=Chute}}
Big Jim Sullivan, 71, British guitarist, complications of heart disease and diabetes.{{cite web|last=Koch|first=Ed|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/oct/03/big-jim-sullivan-guitarist-and-friend-tom-jones-el|title='Big Jim' Sullivan, guitarist and friend to Tom Jones, Elvis, dead at age 71|work=Las Vegas Sun|date=3 October 2012 |access-date=2012-10-04}}

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Mohammad Ali, 70, Bangladeshi physician and politician.{{cite news|url=https://www.ntvbd.com/bangladesh/157853/%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE.-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2|title=ডা. মোহাম্মদ আলীর মৃত্যুবার্ষিকীতে আলোচনা সভা ও দোয়া মাহফিল|trans-title=Dr. Discussion meeting and prayer mahfil on the death anniversary of Mohammad Ali|date=3 October 2018|quote=A discussion meeting and prayer mahfil has been held on the occasion of the fifth death anniversary of Mohammad Ali.}}
Abdul Haq Ansari, 81, Indian Islamic scholar, cardiac arrest.{{cite web|title=Renowned Islamic scholar Dr Abdul Haq Ansari passes away in India|url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/10/03/renowned-islamic-scholar-dr-abdul-haq-ansari-passes-away-in-india|publisher=thenewstribe.com|access-date=2012-10-03|archive-date=2012-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005233514/http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/10/03/renowned-islamic-scholar-dr-abdul-haq-ansari-passes-away-in-india/}}
Basilios Blatsos, 89, Greek-born Israeli Orthodox hierarch, Metropolitan of Caesarea (since 1975).{{cite web|url=http://users.sch.gr/markmarkou/2012/koim2012.htm#12|script-title=el:Ο Σεβασμιώτατος Μητροπολίτης Καισαρείας κυρός Βασίλειος.|publisher=users.sch.gr|language=el|access-date=2012-10-06}}
Bob Brooks, 84, American film director and advertising creative.{{cite news|author=Sam Delaney|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/oct/03/bob-brooks-advertising|title=Bob Brooks: the man who reinvented advertising|work=The Guardian |access-date=2012-10-15|location=London|date=2012-10-03}} (death announced on this day)
Warren Canning, 85, Australian football player.{{cite web | url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/warren%2Bcanning/7815 | title=Australian Football - Warren Canning - Player Bio }}
Robert F. Christy, 96, American theoretical physicist and astrophysicist, member of the Manhattan Project.{{cite web|url=http://www.caltech.edu/content/caltech-mourns-passing-robert-f-christy-1916–%C2%AD2012|publisher=Caltech.edu|title=Caltech Mourns the Passing of Robert F. Christy (1916–2012)|access-date=2012-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113095827/http://www.caltech.edu/content/caltech-mourns-passing-robert-f-christy-1916%E2%80%93%C2%AD2012|archive-date=2012-11-13}}
Billy Hullin, 70, Welsh rugby union player.{{cite web|url=http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/news/23628.php |title=Obituary: William Hullin |publisher=Welsh Rugby Union|date=2012-10-05 |access-date=2013-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126053031/http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/news/23628.php#.VqcEfpPearM|archive-date=26 January 2016}}
Jean-Louis Lagadec, 79, French footballer (Le Havre AC, SC Bastia) and coach (FC Chalon).{{cite web|url=http://www.lejsl.com/sport-local/2012/10/06/deces-de-jean-louis-lagadec-le-coach-s-en-est-alle|title=Décès de Jean-Louis Lagadec: Le "coach" s'en est allé|date=6 October 2012 |publisher=lejsl.com|access-date=2012-10-08}} (French)
Kathi McDonald, 64, American singer.{{cite web|last=Cashmere|first=Paul|title=Kathi McDonald Dead At 64|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/kathi-mcdonald-dead-at-64-20121005|publisher=noise11.com|date=5 October 2012|access-date=2012-10-05}}
Boo Morcom, 91, American Olympic athlete.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/concordmonitor/obituary.aspx?n=albert-richmond-morcom-boo&pid=160360591|title=Albert Richmond "Boo" Morcom obituary by Concord Monitor|publisher=Legacy.com|date=October 3, 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Alfonso Orueta, 82, Chilean politician and football manager.{{cite news|url=http://www.elrancaguino.cl/rancaguino/noticias.php?cod=1888 |title=Falleció el destacado político, dirigente deportivo y bombero Alfonso Orueta |date=3 October 2012 |publisher=El Rancagüino |language=es |access-date=2012-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213731/http://www.elrancaguino.cl/rancaguino/noticias.php?cod=1888 |archive-date= 3 February 2016 }}
Albie Roles, 91, English footballer.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/9981226.ALBERT_JAMES__ALBIE__ROLES/|title=Albert James (Albie) Roles dies|work=Death announcement|publisher=Daily Echo|date=12 October 2012|access-date=2012-10-16}}
Kidar Nath Sahani, 86, Indian politician, Governor of Sikkim (2001–2002) and Goa (2002–2004).{{cite web|title=Former Governor of Sikkim Kedar Nath Sahani passes away |url=http://isikkim.com/2012-10-former-governor-of-sikkim-kedar-nath-sahni-passes-away-03-2 |publisher=isikkim.com |access-date=3 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107115002/http://isikkim.com/2012-10-former-governor-of-sikkim-kedar-nath-sahni-passes-away-03-2/ |archive-date= 7 November 2012 }}
Peter J. Schmitt, 62, American politician, member of the Nassau County, New York, legislature (since 1996), heart attack.{{cite web|last=Hadrick|first=Celeste|title=Nassau Legis. Peter J. Schmitt dies of heart attack|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nassau-legis-peter-j-schmitt-dies-of-heart-attack-1.4069465|publisher=Newsday|access-date=2012-10-03}}
Jörg Wischmeier, 77, German Olympic athlete.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222122/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/jorg-wischmeyer-1.html Jörg Wischmeyer]

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David Atkinson, 90, Canadian opera singer.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyfreeman/obituary.aspx?pid=160313406|title=David Anthony Stuart Atkinson obituary by The Daily Freeman|publisher=Legacy.com|access-date=2012-10-24}}
Günter Böttcher, 58, German Olympic handball player, injuries sustained in traffic collision.{{cite web|url=http://www.stern.de/sport/sportwelt/frueherer-nationalspieler-guenter-boettcher-ist-tot-1905602.html |title=Früherer Nationalspieler Günter Böttcher ist tot |publisher=stern.de |access-date=2012-10-05 |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008024908/http://www.stern.de/sport/sportwelt/frueherer-nationalspieler-guenter-boettcher-ist-tot-1905602.html |archive-date=2012-10-08 }}
Razia Butt, 88, Pakistani novelist.{{cite news|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/05-Oct-2012/novelist-razia-butt-dies-at-89|title=Novelist Razia Butt dies at 89|work=nation.com.pk|date=5 October 2012|access-date=2012-10-05|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005043809/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/05-Oct-2012/novelist-razia-butt-dies-at-89|archive-date=2012-10-05}}
Jim Galley, 68, English cricket player (Somerset).{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Passionate-golf-rugby-cricket/story-17069319-detail/story.html|title=Sportsman served clubs as player and administrator|date=11 October 2012|publisher=www.thisisbath.co.uk|access-date=2012-10-24}}
K. C. N. Gowda, 84, Indian film producer and distributor.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/KCN-Gowda-passes-away/articleshow/16667592.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126150727/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-04/news-interviews/34259353_1_evince-interest-towering-personality-cinema|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=KCN Gowda passes away|date=4 October 2012|work=The Times of India|url-status=live|access-date=2012-10-04}}
Bernard Holden, 104, British railway preservationist (Bluebell Railway).[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/technology-obituaries/9587996/Bernard-Holden.html Bernard Holden obituary], telegraph.co.uk, 4 Oct 2012
Stan Mudenge, 70, Zimbabwean politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995–2005), Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education (since 2005).{{cite news|url=http://nehandaradio.com/2012/10/05/update-2-minister-stan-mudenge-dies|title=Zimbabwe Minister Stan Mudenge dies|work=nehandaradio.com|date=5 October 2012|access-date=2012-10-05}}
Helen Elizabeth Nash, 91, American pediatrician.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?pid=160328581 Helen Elizabeth Nash M.D.]
Rudolf Oslansky, 81, Austrian footballer (Wiener Sport-Club).[https://web.archive.org/web/20121117114834/http://oefb.at/ehemaliger-oefbteamspieler-und-news21624 Trauer um Rudolf Oslansky] {{in lang|de}}
Zwelakhe Sisulu, 61, South African newspaper editor and journalist.{{cite web|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/media/2012/10/05/tributes-paid-to-revolutionary-journalist|title=Tributes paid to revolutionary journalist|publisher=BDlive|date=2012-10-05|access-date=2013-03-24|archive-date=2012-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225061524/http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/media/2012/10/05/tributes-paid-to-revolutionary-journalist|url-status=dead}}
Daphne Slater, 84, English actress.{{cite news|author=Michael Coveney|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/oct/17/daphne-slater|title=Daphne Slater obituary|publisher=Guardian|access-date=17 October 2012|location=London|date=2012-10-17}}
Tom Stannage, 68, Australian historian, cardiac arrest.[https://archive.today/20130217023936/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/15040033 Brilliant scholar a footy giant]
Gloria Taylor, 64, Canadian right to die activist, infection from a perforated colon.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1267762--gloria-taylor-b-c-right-to-die-activist-dead-of-natural-causes|title=Gloria Taylor, B.C. right-to-die activist, dies of natural causes|work=thestar.com|date=5 October 2012|access-date=2012-10-05|location=Toronto}}
Pramote Teerawiwatana, 45, Thai badminton player, lung cancer.{{cite web|url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20121005-375679.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016015413/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Sports/Story/A1Story20121005-375679.html|archive-date=October 16, 2012|title=Cancer claims badminton great Pramote|publisher=News.asiaone.com|access-date=5 October 2012}}
Erhard Wunderlich, 55, German Olympic silver medal-winning (1984) handball player, cancer.{{cite news|url=http://www.ksta.de/handball/ex-handball-weltmeister-erhard-wunderlich-ist-tot,15189332,20171440.html|title=Erhard Wunderlich ist tot|publisher=ksta.de|date=4 October 2012|language=de|access-date=15 January 2013}}

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Keith Campbell, 58, Scottish biologist, participant in the cloning of Dolly the Sheep, asphyxiation.{{cite news|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/world/scientist-who-helped-clone-sheep-dolly-dies-314243.html|title=Scientist who helped clone sheep Dolly dies|work=kyivpost.com|date=11 October 2012|access-date=11 October 2012}}
Pierre Chaulet, 82, Algerian doctor, stomach cancer.{{cite web|author=INet Bridge, AFP|url=http://news.howzit.msn.com/algerian-anti-colonial-doctor-pierre-chaulet-dies|title=Algerian anti-colonial physician Pierre Chaulet dies|publisher=News.howzit.msn.com|date=8 October 2012|access-date=17 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104100320/http://news.howzit.msn.com/algerian-anti-colonial-doctor-pierre-chaulet-dies|archive-date=4 January 2013}}
Jack Clark, 88, Australian footballer.{{cite web | url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/jack%2Bclark/8074 | title=Australian Football - Jack Clark - Player Bio }}
Joyce Currie, 80, New Zealand cricketer.{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17256/17256.html | title=The Home of CricketArchive }}
Vojin Dimitrijević, 80, Serbian human rights activist.{{cite news|url=http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n289170|title=Serbian rights activist Vojin Dimitrijevic dies|work=FOCUS News Agency|date=5 October 2012|access-date=5 October 2012|archive-date=8 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108200058/http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n289170}}
John Evans, 80, American artist.{{cite web | url=http://thevillager.com/2012/10/25/john-evans-79-artist-whose-collages-were-a-diary/ | title=John Evans, 79, artist whose collages were a diary | amNewYork | date=25 October 2012 }}
James W. Holley III, 85, American politician, Mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia (1984–1987, 1996–2010), complications of a stroke.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121007035218/http://hamptonroads.com/2012/10/former-portsmouth-mayor-james-holley-dies-85 Former Portsmouth Mayor James Holley dies at 85]
Edvard Mirzoyan, 91, Georgian-born Armenian composer.{{cite news|url=http://ukrnews24.com/umer-kompozitor-edvard-mirzoyan |script-title=ru:Умер композитор Эдвард Мирзоян |work=ukrnews24.com |date=6 October 2012 |access-date=6 October 2012 |language=ru |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121125092740/http://ukrnews24.com/umer-kompozitor-edvard-mirzoyan/ |archive-date= 25 November 2012 }}
Claude Pinoteau, 87, French film director (La Boum), cancer.{{cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2012/10/06/97001-20121006FILWWW00308-le-realisateur-de-la-boum-est-mort.php|title=Le réalisateur de La Boum est mort|work=lefigaro.fr|date=6 October 2012|access-date=6 October 2012|language=fr}}

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Phil Bagwell, American computer scientist.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=R.I.P. Phil Bagwell {{!}} @lightbend |url=https://www.lightbend.com/blog/rip-phil-bagwell |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=Lightbend |language=en}}
Chadli Bendjedid, 83, Algerian politician, President of Algeria (1979–1992), cancer.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19859499|title=BBC News – Algeria ex-president Chadli Bendjedid dies|work=BBC|date=4 September 2012|access-date=7 October 2012}}
Antonio Cisneros, 69, Peruvian poet, lung cancer.{{cite web|title=Antonio Cisneros: Así informó la prensa internacional sobre su muerte|url=http://www.rpp.com.pe/2012-10-06-antonio-cisneros-asi-informo-la-prensa-internacional-sobre-su-muerte-noticia_528672.html|work=rpp.com.pe|access-date=7 October 2012|language=es|date=6 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017104016/http://www.rpp.com.pe/2012-10-06-antonio-cisneros-asi-informo-la-prensa-internacional-sobre-su-muerte-noticia_528672.html|archive-date=17 October 2012}}
Anthony John Cooke, 80, English organist.[https://www.thetimes.com/article/anthony-cooke-m3wts2283mk Organist Anthony Cooke has died], The Times, 15 January 2013
Nick Curran, 35, American musician, oral cancer.{{cite news|title=Nick Curran (1977–2012)|url=http://www.pressherald.com/news/performer-nick-curran-dies-at-35_2012-10-09.html|access-date=2012-10-09|newspaper=Portland Press Statesman|date=October 9, 2012}}
Irene DeLaby, 90, American baseball player.{{cite news|url=http://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/irene-delaby/531|title=DeLaby, Irene (8/12/1922 - 10/6/2012)|access-date=2019-03-30}}
Jeanne Delay, 92, French table tennis player.{{cite web | url=https://tabletennis.guide/profile.php?name=jeanne-delay-129972 | title=Delay Jeanne: Video, ranking }}
Rasbihari Desai, 77, Indian composer.{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/veteran-singer-rasbihari-desai-no-more/1013131/ | title=Veteran singer Rasbihari Desai no more - Indian Express }}
Dal Dozzi, 75, Australian football player.{{cite web | url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/dal%2Bdozzi/8687 | title=Australian Football - Dal Dozzi - Player Bio }}
Préfète Duffaut, 89, Haitian painter.{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2012/10/10/prefete-duffaut-figure-majeure-de-la-peinture-haitienne_1773186_3382.html|title=Préfète Duffaut, figure majeure de la peinture haïtienne, est mort|access-date=11 October 2012|work=lemonde.fr|date=10 October 2012 |language=fr}}
J. Rufus Fears, 67, American historian, scholar, educator, and author.{{cite web | url=http://cas.ou.edu/in-memory-of-j-rufus-fears | title=Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences }}
Ulrich Franzen, 91, German-born American architect.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/arts/design/ulrich-franzen-architect-of-new-york-buildings-dies-at-91.html|title=Ulrich Franzen Dies at 91|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2012-10-15|first=Paul|last=Vitello|date=2012-10-13 |url-access=subscription }}
Gérard Gropaiz, 69, French Olympic (1960, 1964) swimmer.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Natation/Actualites/Deces-de-gerard-gropaiz/317968|title=Décès de Gérard Gropaiz|publisher=Lequipe.fr|date=25 September 2012|access-date=7 October 2012|language=fr}}
Raoul De Keyser, 82, Belgian painter.{{cite web|url=http://www.knack.be/belga-algemeen/raoul-de-keyser-overleden-de-sfinx-van-deinze-zwijgt-voorgoed/article-4000189326684.htm|title=Raoul De Keyser overleden|publisher=Knack.be|access-date=7 October 2012|language=nl}}
Barry Laight, 92, British aerospace engineer.{{Cite web |url=https://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/the-fellowship/appreciation-of-past-fellows?y=2012&p=2 |title=Appreciation of past Fellows |access-date=2018-11-09 |archive-date=2018-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109200733/https://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/the-fellowship/appreciation-of-past-fellows?y=2012&p=2 }}
Joseph Meyer, 71, American politician, Wyoming State Treasurer (since 2007), Secretary of State of Wyoming (1999–2007).[https://archive.today/20130111112737/http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2012/10/18/obituaries/01obit_10-18-12.txt Joseph Meyer obituary]
R. Nagarathnamma, 86, Indian theatre artiste.[https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2012/oct/08/well-known-theatre-artiste--nagarathnamma-no-more-413261.html Well-known theatre artiste Nagarathnamma no more]
B. Satya Narayan Reddy, 86, Indian politician, Governor of Uttar Pradesh (1990–1993) and Orissa (1993–1995), lung disease.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/ex-up-governor-satyanarayana-reddy-passes-away-17964.html|title=Ex-UP Governor Satyanarayana Reddy passes away|publisher=indiatvnews.com|date=2012-10-06|access-date=2012-10-06}}
J. J. C. Smart, 92, British-born Australian philosopher.{{cite web|url=http://tributes.canberratimes.com.au/obituaries/canberratimes-au/obituary.aspx?n=jjc-smart-jack&pid=160330496|title=J.J.C. (Jack) Smart obituary by The Canberra Times|publisher=Tributes.canberratimes.com.au|access-date=2012-10-14|archive-date=2019-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217035228/http://tributes.canberratimes.com.au/obituaries/canberratimes-au/obituary.aspx?n=jjc-smart-jack&pid=160330496}}
Albert von Sachsen, 77, German noble and historian.{{cite news|title=Letzter Enkel des sächsischen Königs gestorben|url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/prominente/article109680784/Letzter-Enkel-des-saechsischen-Koenigs-gestorben.html|accessdate=11 June 2017|work=Welt.de|agency=dpa/fbr|date=8 October 2012|language=German}}

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Mersad Berber, 72, Bosnian painter.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121010072934/http://www.jutarnji.hr/mersad-berber--inspirirala-ga-je-mistika-bosne--a--crtao-je-zadivljujucom-vjestinom/1058736/ Mersad Berber: Inspirirala ga je mistika Bosne, a crtao je zadivljujućom vještinom] {{in lang|hr}}
Larry Block, 69, American actor (Slap Shot, Cocktail, Don't Say a Word).{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=160342947|title=Larry Block Obituary (New York Times)|publisher=Legacy.com|date=October 10, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Andrew Brimmer, 86, American economist, Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1966–1974).{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/business/andrew-brimmer-first-black-on-fed-board-dies-at-86.html|title=Andrew Brimmer, First Black on Fed Board, Dies at 86|work=The New York Times|date=2012-10-12|access-date=2012-10-12|first=Stephanie|last=Strom}}
Georges Casolari, 71, French footballer (AS Monaco).{{cite web|url=http://www.planete-asm.fr/actualite/10380-anciens-une-minute-de-silence-pour-georges-casolari.html|title=Anciens Une minute de silence pour Georges Casolari|publisher=Planete-asm.fr|date=8 October 2012|access-date=12 October 2012|language=fr|archive-date=15 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315013122/http://www.planete-asm.fr/actualite/10380-anciens-une-minute-de-silence-pour-georges-casolari.html}}
John Cleary, 80, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1987–2003).{{cite web|url=http://cornwallfreenews.com/2012/10/long-time-sdg-mpp-john-cleary-passes-away-at-the-age-of-80-october-7-2012|title=Canadian politician John Cleary Passes Away|publisher=Cornwall Free News|date=October 7, 2012|access-date=October 7, 2012}}
Roman Danylak, 81, Canadian Ukrainian Catholic hierarch, Apostolic Administrator of Toronto and Eastern Canada (1992–1998).{{cite web|url=http://catholicnews.org.ua/upokoyivsya-v-bozi-vladika-roman-danilyak-kanonik-papskoyi-b#point|title=Упокоївся в Бозі владика Роман Даниляк, Канонік Папської Базиліки Santa Maria Maggiore|publisher=catholicnews.org.ua|language=uk|access-date=2012-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010234052/http://catholicnews.org.ua/upokoyivsya-v-bozi-vladika-roman-danilyak-kanonik-papskoyi-b#point|archive-date=2012-10-10}}
Anant Dave, 74, Indian politician, cancer.{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-anant-dave-the-giant-killer-passes-away-1750135 | title=Anant Dave, the 'giant killer' passes away }}
Mervyn Dymally, 86, Trinidadian-born American politician, Lieutenant Governor of California (1975–1979), member of the House of Representatives (1981–1993).{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-mervyn-dymally-20121008,0,657750.story|title=Mervyn Dymally dies at 86; former lieutenant governor and congressman|newspaper=LA Times|date=2012-10-07|access-date=2012-10-07|first=Jean|last=Merl}}
Clive Emmanuel, 64–65, British academic.{{cite web | url=http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH2100&type=P | title=University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Clive Emmanuel | access-date=2021-01-15 | archive-date=2021-01-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129170733/https://universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH2100&type=P | url-status=dead }}
Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, 37, Mexican drug lord (Los Zetas), shooting.{{cite web|author=Mark Stevenson|url=https://news.yahoo.com/mexico-navy-zetas-cartel-leader-apparently-killed-041145779.html|title=Mexico navy: Zetas cartel leader apparently killed|publisher=News.yahoo.com|access-date=2012-10-09}}
Ivo Michiels, 89, Belgian writer.{{cite news|url=http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=DMF20121007_019|title=Ivo Michiels overleden|newspaper=De Standaard |publisher=Standaard.be|language=nl|date=7 October 2012|access-date=17 January 2013}}
Hank Moonjean, 82, American film producer (Dangerous Liaisons, Child's Play, The Great Gatsby), pancreatic cancer.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/producer-hank-moonjean-dies-1118060518/|title=Producer Hank Moonjean dies|access-date=2012-10-09 | work=Variety}}
Wiley Reed, 68, American-born Australian blues musician, complications from a fall.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/benefit-concerts-to-follow-blues-performer-wiley-reeds-death/story-fndo45r1-1226490918102|title=Benefit concerts to follow blues performer Wiley Reed's death|publisher=Herald Sun|date=2012-10-09|access-date=2012-10-09}}
André Saint-Mleux, 92, Monegasque politician, Minister of State (1972–1981).{{cite web|url=http://en.gouv.mc/News/The-Death-of-Mr.-Andre-Saint-Mleux-Former-Minister-of-State-and-Managing-Director-of-the-S.B.M.|title=The Death of Mr. André Saint Mleux, Former Minister of State and Managing Director of the S.B.M.|date=8 October 2012|access-date=2013-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522062552/http://en.gouv.mc/News/The-Death-of-Mr.-Andre-Saint-Mleux-Former-Minister-of-State-and-Managing-Director-of-the-S.B.M.|archive-date=22 May 2015}}

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Varsha Bhosle, 56, Indian journalist and singer, suicide by gunshot.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Asha-Bhosles-daughter-shoots-herself-in-head/articleshow/16722226.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010182257/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-08/mumbai/34321873_1_singer-asha-bhosle-prabhu-kunj-anand-bhosle|archive-date=October 10, 2012|title=Varsha Bhosle, daughter of Asha Bhosle, commits suicide|date=October 8, 2012|work=The Times of India|url-status=live|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Donnis Butcher, 76, American basketball player and coach (New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons).{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8484573/former-detroit-pistons-coach-donnie-butcher-dies-76|title=Ex-coach Donnie Butcher dies|work=ESPN|date=October 9, 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Walter Carsen, 100, German-born Canadian businessman and philanthropist.{{cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/arts-philanthropist-walter-carsen-dies-at-100-1.1287737| title = Arts philanthropist Walter Carsen dies at 100 {{!}} CBC News}}
Bidit Lal Das, 74, Bangladeshi folk singer.{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2012/10/02/behind.htm |title=Folk Veteran Passes Away |publisher=Daily Star Insight |date=20 October 2012 |access-date=2013-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109104043/http://www.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2012/10/02/behind.htm |archive-date= 9 November 2012 }}
Marilou Diaz-Abaya, 57, Filipina film director, breast cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/277381/showbiz/multi-awarded-director-marilou-diaz-abaya-dies |title=Multi-awarded director Marilou Diaz-Abaya dies |date=8 October 2012 |publisher=Gmanetwork.com |access-date=2012-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010183535/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/277381/showbiz/multi-awarded-director-marilou-diaz-abaya-dies |archive-date=2012-10-10 }}
Bill Drake, 81, British rugby league player.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bill-drake-hull-rugby-league-stalwart-8215695.html|title=Bill Drake:Hull rugby league stalwart|publisher=The Inddpendent|date=2012-10-18|access-date=2012-10-18|location=London}}
Leopoldo García-Colín, 81, Mexican physicist.{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/70026.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221040841/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/70026.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2013|title=Muere Leopoldo García-Colín, investigador mexicano|work=El Universal|date=2012-10-10|access-date=2012-10-14}}
James Kinsella, 88, American politician, Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut (1957–1960).{{cite web|author=Hartford Courant|url=https://www.courant.com/2012/10/10/james-kinsella-former-hartford-mayor-probate-judge-dies-at-88-2/|title=James Kinsella, Former Hartford Mayor, Probate Judge, Dies At 88|publisher=Hartford Courant|date=2012-10-10|access-date=2012-10-11}}
Rafael Lesmes, 85, Spanish footballer.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131211200750/http://noticias.lainformacion.com/deporte/copa-nacional/rafa-lesmes-muere-la-ultima-leyenda_ZAlk3xCzM7fe8qxpntwnb4/ Rafa Lesmes, muere la última leyenda] {{in lang|es}}
Eric Lomax, 93, Scottish author.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19878770|title=Eric Lomax: The Railway Man author dies aged 93|publisher=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=2012-10-08|date=2012-10-08}}
José Merino del Río, 63, Costa Rican politician, kidney cancer.{{cite news|url=http://www.ticotimes.net/Current-Edition/News-Briefs/Prominent-socialist-Costa-Rican-lawmaker-Jose-Merino-del-Rio-dies-in-Cuba_Tuesday-October-09-2012 |title=Prominent socialist Costa Rican lawmaker José Merino del Río dies in Cuba |last=Arias |first=L. |date=October 9, 2012 |publisher=Tico Times |access-date=2012-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014173501/http://www.ticotimes.net/Current-Edition/News-Briefs/Prominent-socialist-Costa-Rican-lawmaker-Jose-Merino-del-Rio-dies-in-Cuba_Tuesday-October-09-2012 |archive-date=October 14, 2012 }}
Ken Sansom, 85, American voice actor (Winnie the Pooh, Transformers, The Chipmunk Adventure), stroke.{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/55064636-223/sansom-rabbit-pooh-ken.html.csp|title=Utah actor Ken Sansom, voice of 'Pooh's' Rabbit, dies at 85|publisher=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=October 11, 2012|access-date=2012-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013153827/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/55064636-223/sansom-rabbit-pooh-ken.html.csp|archive-date=October 13, 2012}}
Hans Kristian Seip, 92, Norwegian forester.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Hans Kristian Seip|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|url=http://snl.no/Hans_Kristian_Seip|language=no|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Nawal Kishore Sharma, 87, Indian politician, Governor of Gujarat (2004–2009).{{cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=12582216&programId=1073750974&tabId=1&contentType=EDITORIAL|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210084556/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=12582216&programId=1073750974&tabId=1&contentType=EDITORIAL|archive-date=2012-12-10|title=Former Gujarat governor passes away|publisher=manoramaonline.com|date=2012-10-09|access-date=2012-10-09}}
John Tchicai, 76, Danish jazz saxophonist and composer, brain hemorrhage.{{cite web|title=RIP, John Tchicai |url=http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/10/08/rip-john-tchicai/ |work=ottawacitizen.com |access-date=2012-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012004246/http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/10/08/rip-john-tchicai/ |archive-date=2012-10-12 }}
Eduard Volodarsky, 71, Russian scriptwriter (At Home Among Strangers, My Friend Ivan Lapshin).{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/rolling_news/2012/10/121008_rn_volodarsky_dies.shtml|title=BBC Russian – Лента новостей – В Москве скончался сценарист Эдуард Володарский|work=BBC|language=ru|date=October 9, 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}

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Luna Alcalay, 83, Austrian pianist, music educator and composer.{{cite web|url=http://oe1.orf.at/programm/318047|language=de|title=In Memoriam Luna Alcalay|publisher=oe1.orf.at|date=22 October 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Ken Bartholomew, 92, American Olympic silver medal-winning (1948) speed skater.{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/local/174127931.html?refer=y|title=Legendary speedskater Bartholomew dies at 92|publisher=startribune.com|date=2012-10-15|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Paddy Roy Bates, 91, British pirate radio broadcaster, founder of the Principality of Sealand, Alzheimer's disease.{{cite web|url=http://www.sealandgov.org/_blog/Sealand_News/post/Prince_Roy_of_Sealand_aka_Roy_Bates_(passed_away_9th_October_2012_Obituary)|title=Prince Roy of Sealand aka Roy Bates passed away 9 October 2012|publisher=Sealand News|date=10 October 2012|access-date=2013-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112225256/http://www.sealandgov.org/_blog/Sealand_News/post/Prince_Roy_of_Sealand_aka_Roy_Bates_%28passed_away_9th_October_2012_Obituary%29/|archive-date=12 January 2013}}
Mark Brovun, 66, Ukrainian art director.{{cite web|url=http://dnews.donetsk.ua/2012/10/09/14349.html |script-title=ru:Ушел из жизни Марк Бровун |publisher=dnews.donetsk.ua |language=ru |access-date=2012-10-09 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013220253/http://dnews.donetsk.ua/2012/10/09/14349.html |archive-date=2012-10-13 }}
Federico A. Cordero, 84, Puerto Rican classical guitarist.{{cite web|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/carta-lamusicadesuguitarranuncamorira-1366448.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102132420/http://www.elnuevodia.com/carta-lamusicadesuguitarranuncamorira-1366448.html|archive-date=2013-01-02|title=La música de su guitarra nunca morirá|publisher=Elnuevodia.com|access-date=2012-10-21|language=es}}
Bill Gardner, 83, Australian rugby player.{{Cite web | url=http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/5332.html | title=Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN | website=ESPNscrum }}
Marina Golub, 54, Russian actress, traffic collision.{{cite web|author=Фото: Иван Мурзин/Коммерсантъ|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2041390|title=Ъ-Газета – Актриса сцены и зала|date=11 October 2012 |publisher=Kommersant.ru|access-date=2012-10-11}}
Eddie Harvey, 86, British jazz musician.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9607718/Eddie-Harvey.html Eddie Harvey], The Telegraph, 14 October 2012
Sammi Kane Kraft, 20, American child actress (Bad News Bears), traffic collision.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-me-sammi-kane-kraft-20121011,0,4346093.story|title=Sammi Kane Kraft, actress in 'Bad News Bears' remake, dies at 20|author=Valerie J. Nelson|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 11, 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Stefan Leletko, 59, Polish Olympic weightlifter[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091424/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/stefan-leletko-1.html Stefan Letetko]
Budd Lynch, 95, Canadian-born American public address announcer (Detroit Red Wings).{{cite web|url=http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/sports/former-red-wings-public-address-announcer-budd-lynch-dies |title=Former Red Wings public address announcer Budd Lynch dies at age 95 |publisher=WXYZ |date=October 9, 2012 |access-date=2013-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113133826/http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/sports/former-red-wings-public-address-announcer-budd-lynch-dies |archive-date=November 13, 2012 }}
George Paciullo, 78, Australian politician.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/man-who-introduced-random-breath-testing-in-the-early-1980s-george-paciullo-has-died/story-fndo4bst-1226492509122|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231030829/http://www.news.com.au/national/man-who-introduced-random-breath-testing-in-the-early-1980s-george-paciullo-has-died/story-fndo4bst-1226492509122|archive-date=2012-12-31|title=Man who introduced Random Breath Testing in the early 1980s, George Paciullo, has died|publisher=news.com.au|access-date=2012-10-10|date=2012-10-10}}
Kenny Rollins, 89, American Olympic gold medal-winning (1948) basketball player.{{cite web|url=http://www.wkyt.com/sports/headlines/Former-Wildcat-Rollins-dead-at-89-173575231.html?mobile=yes&device=ipad&site=full|title=Former Wildcat Rollins dead at 89|publisher=Wkyt.com|access-date=2012-10-10|archive-date=2016-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213731/http://www.wkyt.com/sports/headlines/Former-Wildcat-Rollins-dead-at-89-173575231.html?mobile=yes&device=ipad&site=full}}
Elo Romančík, 89, Slovak actor, cardiac failure.{{cite web|url=http://www.cas.sk/clanok/234028/zdrvena-rodina-ela-romancika-89-bolo-to-vykupenie.html|title=Zdrvená rodina Ela Romančíka († 89): Bolo to vykúpenie| date=10 October 2012 |publisher=CAS.sk|access-date=2012-10-10}}
Harris Savides, 55, American cinematographer (Zodiac, Milk, American Gangster), brain cancer.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/movies/harris-savides-visual-poet-dies-at-55.html|title=Harris Savides Dies at 55|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2012-10-15|first=Bruce|last=Weber|date=2012-10-12|url-access=subscription }}

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Ilse Maria Aschner, 94, Austrian journalist.{{cite web|language=de|url=http://www.repclub.at/2012/11/20/donnerstag-6-dezember-2012-19-uhr-im-rc/|title=Mention of Ilse Maria Aschner's death|date=6 December 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Ram Narayan Bishnoi, 80, Indian politician.{{Cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-former-rajasthan-deputy-speaker-ram-narayan-bishnoi-passes-away-1751399 | title=Former Rajasthan deputy speaker Ram Narayan Bishnoi passes away }}
Mamia Chentouf, 89–90, Algerian midwife and independence activist.{{cite web |url=http://www.elmoudjahid.com/fr/mobile/detail-article/id/35916 |title=Hommage à Mamia Chentouf: l'Adieu à une battante |website=www.elmoudjahid.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301030627/http://www.elmoudjahid.com/fr/mobile/detail-article/id/35916 |archive-date=1 March 2017 }}
Deborah Chessler, 88–89, American songwriter.{{Cite web | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/deborah-chessler-rhythm-amp-blues-pionner-dead-89-article-1.1182043 | title=Deborah Chessler, rhythm & blues pioneer, dead at 89 | website=New York Daily News | date=12 October 2012 }}
Kevin Curran, 53, Zimbabwean cricketer, suspected heart attack.{{cite web|url=http://www.supersport.com/cricket/more-cricket/news/121010/ExZimbabwe_cricketer_Kevin_Curran_dies|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203070553/http://www.supersport.com/cricket/more-cricket/news/121010/ExZimbabwe_cricketer_Kevin_Curran_dies|archive-date=3 February 2013|title=Ex-Zimbabwe cricketer Kevin Curran dies|publisher=supersport.com|date=10 October 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Enrico di Robilant, 87–88, Italian philosopher.{{Cite web | url=http://www.centroeinaudi.it/agenda-liberale/articoli/3754-l%E2%80%99importanza-di-essere-liberali-la-filosofia-di-enrico-di-robilant.html | title=Agenda Liberale | date=20 April 2023 }}
Sam Gibbons, 92, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1963–1997).{{cite news|url=http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/oct/10/former-rep-sam-gibbons-who-spearheaded-usf-dead-at-ar-527883 |title=Former Rep. Sam Gibbons, who spearheaded USF, dead at 92 |author=tbo.com |date=October 10, 2012 |access-date=2012-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216084322/http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/oct/10/former-rep-sam-gibbons-who-spearheaded-usf-dead-at-ar-527883/ |archive-date=December 16, 2012 }}
Andrey Gonchar, 80, Soviet and Russian mathematician.{{Cite web |url=https://www.math.technion.ac.il/hat/people/obits/goncharO.pdf |title=Andrey Gonchar Obituary |access-date=2021-05-15 |archive-date=2021-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515140438/https://www.math.technion.ac.il/hat/people/obits/goncharO.pdf }}
Jos Huysmans, 70, Belgian racing cyclist, heart attack.{{cite web|author=belga.be|url=http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1512/Cyclisme/article/detail/1514644/2012/10/10/Deces-de-Jos-Huysmans-ancien-lieutenant-d-Eddy-Merckx.dhtml|title=Décès de Jos Huysmans, ancien lieutenant d'Eddy Merckx|publisher=7SUR7.be|access-date=2012-10-10|language=fr}}
Alex Karras, 77, American football player (Detroit Lions) and actor (Blazing Saddles, Webster), kidney failure.{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/alex-karras-former-nfl-lineman-actor-dies-77-144323503--nfl.html|title=Alex Karras, former NFL lineman, actor, dies at 77|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Yahoo!|date=October 10, 2012|access-date=2012-10-10}}
Piotr Lenartowicz, 78, Polish Jesuit and philosopher.{{cite web|url=http://www.ignatianum.edu.pl/ogloszenie_180.html|title=Zmarł ś.p. ks. prof. dr hab. Piotr Lenartowicz SJ|date=11 October 2012|publisher=Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education Ignatianum|language=pl|access-date=2012-10-12|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121221162224/http://www.ignatianum.edu.pl/ogloszenie_180.html|archive-date=21 December 2012}}
Robert Litz, 62, American playwright, natural causes.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/legit/news/playwright-robert-litz-dies-at-62-1118060774/|title=Playwright Robert Litz dies at 62|work=Variety|access-date=2012-10-16}}
Jonas Mačys, 74, Lithuanian politician.{{cite news|url=http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/mire-lietuvos-nepriklausomos-valstybes-atkurimo-akto-signataras-jonas-macys-56-262932|title=Mirė Lietuvos Nepriklausomos valstybės atkūrimo akto signataras Jonas Mačys|date=10 October 2012|publisher=15min.lt|language=lt|access-date=2012-10-24}}
Carla Porta Musa, 110, Italian essayist, poet, and supercentenarian, pneumonia.{{cite web|title=Morta Carla Porta Musa|url=http://www.laprovinciadicomo.it/stories/Cronaca/319827_ricoverata_carla_porta_musa_e_in_gravi_condizioni|publisher=La Provincia di Como|access-date=2012-10-10}}
Leo O'Brien, 41, American actor (The Last Dragon).{{cite news|url=http://newsone.com/2058511/leo-obrien-dead-dies-the-last-dragon|title=Leo O'Brien Of 'The Last Dragon' Dead At 41|publisher=newsone.com|date=October 11, 2012|access-date=2012-10-11}}
Basil L. Plumley, 92, American Army command sergeant major, cancer.{{cite news|last=Associated Press|title=Basil Plumley, veteran of 3 wars, featured in 'We Were Soldiers' movie, dies in Georgia|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/basil-plumley-retired-veteran-whose-book-became-we-were-soldiers-movie-dies-in-georgia|publisher=FoxNews.com|access-date=2012-10-11|date=October 10, 2012}}
Mark Poster, 71, American philosopher.{{cite web|url=http://www.hnet.uci.edu/SOH/calendar/detail_news.php?recid=1969&dept_code_val=&css_path=SOH&bkgd= |title=In Memoriam: Mark Poster |publisher=Hnet.uci.edu |access-date=2012-10-11 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121024050334/http://www.hnet.uci.edu/SOH/calendar/detail_news.php?recid=1969&dept_code_val=&css_path=SOH&bkgd= |archive-date=2012-10-24 }}
Peter Ross-Edwards, 90, Australian politician, leader of the Victorian Country Party (1970–1988).{{Cite web|title=Remember Search|url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member?mid=1409|access-date=2020-10-27|website=www.parliament.vic.gov.au}}
Malcolm Sampson, 72, English rugby league player.{{cite web|date=12 October 2012|url=http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local/more-wakefield-news/tributes-paid-to-wakefield-trinity-star-malcolm-sampson-1-5016393|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505132000/http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local/more-wakefield-news/tributes-paid-to-wakefield-trinity-star-malcolm-sampson-1-5016393|archive-date=May 5, 2013|title=Tributes paid to Wakefield Trinity star Malcolm Sampson|publisher=Wakefield Express|access-date=2012-10-12}}
Mike Singleton, 61, British video game developer, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/915158-lords-of-midnight-legend-mike-singleton-dies|title=Lords Of Midnight legend Mike Singleton dies|publisher=Metro.co.uk|access-date=2012-10-16}}
Amanda Todd, 15, Canadian high school student and cyberbullying victim, suicide by hanging.
Kyaw Zaw, 92, Burmese military officer and politician.{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/?slide=exiled-comrade-dies|title=Exiled Comrade Dies|author=Yan Pai|author2=Nyein Nyein|date=10 October 2012|work=The Irrawaddy|access-date=2013-01-17}}

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Avraham Abutbul, 51, Israeli actor, singer and musician (Ushpizin), brain tumor.{{cite news|url=http://cinemascope.co.il/archives/12236|title= עוד אבידה: השחקן והזמר אברהם אבוטבול ז"ל|date= 11 October 2012 |publisher=cinemascope.co.il|language=he|access-date=27 November 2019}}
Balu Alaganan, 87, Indian cricketer.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26660.html Balu Alaganan]
Frank Alamo, 70, French singer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.{{cite web|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/culture/20121011.AFP1785/frank-alamo-l-interprete-de-ma-biche-est-decede-a-la-veille-de-ses-71-ans.html|title=Frank Alamo, l'interprète de "Ma Biche" est décédé à la veille de ses 71 ans|publisher=Le Nouvel Observateur|access-date=2012-10-11}} (French)
Johannes Bastiaan, 101, German violinist.[Obituary in the Tagesspiegel dated 21 October 2012.]
Seamus Bonner, 63, Irish Gaelic footballer (Donegal), short illness.{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/local/regretted-death-of-a-donegal-gaa-legend-seamus-bonner-1-4359310|title=Regretted death of a Donegal GAA legend – Seamus Bonner|newspaper=Donegal Democrat|publisher=Johnston Press|date=11 October 2012|access-date=11 October 2012|archive-date=19 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219075730/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/local/regretted-death-of-a-donegal-gaa-legend-seamus-bonner-1-4359310}}
Pier Ugo Calzolari, 74, Italian academic, Rector of University of Bologna (2000–2009).{{cite web|url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/bologna/cronaca/2012/10/11/785280-morto-calzolari-ex-rettore-universita.shtml|title=E' morto Pier Ugo Calzolari Guidò l'Alma Mater dal 2000 al 2009| date=11 October 2012 |publisher=Ilrestodelcarlino.it|access-date=2012-10-12|language=it}}
Beano Cook, 81, American college football historian and television sports analyst (ESPN).{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-espn-analyst-beano-cook-dies-at-81-20121011,0,7572068.story|title=ESPN analyst Beano Cook dies at 80|work=Chicago Tribune|date=2012-10-11|access-date=2013-01-17|first=Sports|last=Xchange|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119013831/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-11/sports/chi-espn-analyst-beano-cook-dies-at-81-20121011_1_studio-analyst-espn-analyst-abc-sports|archive-date=2013-01-19|url-status=live}}
Patrick Dignan, 92, Irish-born British Army surgeon.{{cite news|last=Craig|first=Ian|title=Major-General Albert Patrick Dignan MBE CB had died aged 92|url=http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/10010336.Former_army_doctor_and_honorary_royal_surgeon_remembered|access-date=2013-01-07|newspaper=Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard|date=26 October 2012}}
Bill Ezinicki, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins).{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=643484|title=Three-time Cup winner 'Wild Bill' Ezinicki dies|access-date=2012-10-15}}
Charles E. Fritch, 85, American writer and editor.{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/uticaod/obituary.aspx?pid=160984138|access-date=2012-12-06|title=Charles Edward Fritch obituary|newspaper=The Observer-Dispatch|date=11 November 2012}}
Avrohom Genachowsky, 76, Israeli rabbi, pancreatic cancer.{{cite news|script-title=he:הגאון רבי אברהם גניחובסקי זצ"ל|url=https://www.93fm.co.il/radio/34618/|work=Kol Chai|date=Oct 11, 2012|access-date=Aug 4, 2022|language=he}}
Helmut Haller, 73, German footballer, Parkinson's disease and dementia.{{cite web|url=http://www.n-tv.de/sport/fussball/Helmut-Haller-gestorben-article7450881.html|title=Trauer um Vize-Weltmeister von 1966: Helmut Haller gestorben|language=de|publisher=n-tv.de|access-date=2012-10-11}}
Robert Hughes, 81, American Olympic water polo player and swimmer.{{cite web|url=http://www.usawaterpolo.org/Libraries/General%20Document/Bob%20Hughes%20Memorial%20Announcement%20for%20USAWP.sflb|title=Robert Earl "Bob" Hughes dies|publisher=usawaterpolo.org|access-date=2013-01-15}} {{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Edward Kossoy, 99, Polish lawyer, publicist and activist for victims of Nazism.{{cite web|url=http://fakty.interia.pl/historia/news/zmarl-edward-kossoy-adwokat-publicysta-obronca-ofiar,1852202,5967 |title=Zmarł Edward Kossoy, adwokat, publicysta, obrońca ofiar nazizmu |language=pl |publisher=fakty.interia.pl |access-date=2012-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211073735/http://fakty.interia.pl/historia/news/zmarl-edward-kossoy-adwokat-publicysta-obronca-ofiar%2C1852202%2C5967 |archive-date=2013-02-11 }}
Ernst Lindner, 77, German international footballer.{{cite web|url=http://www.volksstimme.de/marktplatz/?em_id=2452361&em_session_name=em_sid&em_sid=f118353db2a3ccdb80b8d561e26e8e6e&em_client=vsm&em_mask=suche&em_maske=suche_detail&em_submaske=&em_sublayout=&em_aktion=&em_suche%5Bnew%5D=&em_suche%5Breset%5D=&em_suche%5Bo|title=Obituary for Ernst Lindner|language=de|publisher=volksstimme.de|access-date=2012-10-16}}
Clarence Mitchell III, 72, American politician, Maryland Senate (1967–1986) and House member (1963–1967), cancer.{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2012/10/11/clarence-m-mitchell-iii-dies.html|title=Clarence M. Mitchell III, former Md. state senator, dies|publisher=Bizjournals.com|date=2012-10-11|access-date=2012-10-26}}
Édgar Negret, 92, Colombian sculptor, cancer and heart failure.{{cite news|title=Falleció el escultor colombiano Édgar Negret|url=http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/cultura/articulo-380798-fallecio-el-escultor-colombiano-edgar-negret|newspaper=El Espectador|date=12 October 2012|access-date=2012-10-12|language=es}}
Sher Afgan Niazi, 66, Pakistani politician, liver cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.newspakistan.pk/2012/10/11/minister-sher-afgan-niazi-passes|title=Former Minister Sher Afgan Niazi passes away|publisher=newspakistan.pk|date=2012-10-11|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Champ Summers, 66, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers), kidney cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.ocala.com/article/20121011/ARTICLES/121019947/1005/sports01?Title=Champ-Summers-10-year-major-leaguer-who-retired-to-Ocala-dies-at-66|title=Champ Summers, 10-year major leaguer who retired to Ocala, dies at 66|last=Marks|first=Andy|publisher=Ocala.com|date=October 11, 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}

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Bob Aynsley, 90, New Zealand rugby league player.{{cite news|url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=robert-aynsley-bob&pid=160462444|title=Robert Aynsley Obituary|date=16 October 2012|work=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN News & Media|access-date=2012-10-15}}
Maria Alice Barroso, 85-86, Brazilian librarian, novelist and short story writer.{{cite journal | author=Malcolm Silverman | title=Stylistic Evolution of Maria Alica Barroso's Works | journal=Hispania | volume=60 | issue=3 | year=1977 | pages=478–485 | doi=10.2307/340009 | jstor=340009 }}
Britton Chance Jr., 72, American yacht designer, complications of a stroke.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/sports/britton-chance-jr-designer-of-americas-cup-boats-dies-at-72.html|title=Britton Chance Jr., Designer of America's Cup Boats, Dies at 72|work=The New York Times|access-date=2012-11-04|first=Bruce|last=Weber|date=2012-10-18}}
John Call Cook, 94, American geophysicist.{{cite web |url=http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/BrowseSeriesServlet?region=9&imprint=000&cf=es&titleCode=AMWSE&edition= |title=Gale Catalog - American Men & Women of Science - Andrea Kovacs Henderson |website=www.gale.cengage.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112230130/http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/BrowseSeriesServlet?region=9&imprint=000&cf=es&titleCode=AMWSE&edition= |archive-date=12 January 2012 }}
James Elliott Coyne, 102, Canadian banker, Governor of the Bank of Canada (1955–1961).{{cite web|author=Qmi Agency |url=http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2012/10/20121013-141847.html |title=Controversial Bank of Canada governor dead at 102 |publisher=Sunnewsnetwork.ca |access-date=2012-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018025403/http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2012/10/20121013-141847.html |archive-date=2012-10-18 }}
Raphael E. Freundlich, 84, Israeli classical scholar.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKnAWRB8N8EC&pg=PA1|title=Haiim B. Rosén: Bio-bibliographical Sketch|isbn=978-90-429-1695-1|last1=Swiggers|first1=Pierre|year=2005|publisher=Peeters Publishers }}
William C. Friday, 92, American educator, President of the University of North Carolina (1956–1986).{{cite web|url=http://www.wral.com/former-unc-president-william-friday-dies/3281443|title=Former UNC President William Friday dies| date=12 October 2012 |publisher=wral.com|access-date=2012-10-12}}
John Garcia, 95, American psychologist.{{cite news| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/skagitvalleyherald/obituary.aspx?pid=163496008| title = JOHN GARCIA Obituary (1917 - 2012) - Mount Vernon, WA - Skagit Valley Herald| website = Legacy.com}}
Ray Gietzelt, 90, Australian trade union leader.[https://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/kingmaker-fought-for-democratisation-of-unions-20121219-2bn27.html Kingmaker fought for democratisation of unions], smh.com.au, December 20, 2012
Norm Grabowski, 79, American actor (The Towering Inferno) and hot rod builder.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.hotrod.com/norm-grabowski-38421.html|title=Norm Grabowski – Father of the T-Bucket and Hot Rodding's Clown Prince|access-date=2012-10-15|last=Taylor|first=Thom|date=October 12, 2012|work=Hot Rod|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016001942/http://blogs.hotrod.com/norm-grabowski-38421.html|archive-date=2012-10-16}}
Jean-Pierre Hautier, 56, Belgian television presenter and broadcaster, cancer.{{cite web|author=RTL Newmedia|url=http://www.rtl.be/info/belgique/faitsdivers/913677/jean-pierre-hautier-directeur-de-la-premiere-est-decede|title=Jean-Pierre Hautier est décédé| date=12 October 2012 |publisher=Rtl.be|access-date=2012-10-14}}
Sukhdev Singh Kang, 81, Indian jurist and politician, Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court (1989–1993), Governor of Kerala (1997–2002).{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/former-kerala-governor-sukhdev-kang-passes-away-278971|title=Former Kerala Governor Sukhdev Kang passes away|publisher=NDTV|access-date=2012-10-12}}
Ervin Kassai, 87, Hungarian Olympic and international basketball referee.{{cite web|url=http://www.bb1.hu/tartalom/cikk/11374_elhunyt_kassai_ervin|title=Elhunyt Kassai Ervin|publisher=BB1.hu|language=hu|access-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014033018/http://www.bb1.hu/tartalom/cikk/11374_elhunyt_kassai_ervin|archive-date=14 October 2012}}
Jim Kremmel, 63, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/22/former-indians-pitcher-kremmel-dies/|title=Former Indians pitcher Kremmel dies|publisher=The Spokesman-Review|access-date=2013-01-09}}
Torkom Manoogian, 93, Iraqi-born Armenian Apostolic hierarch, Patriarch of Jerusalem (since 1990).[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/nyregion/torkom-manoogian-archbishop-of-armenian-orthodox-church-dies-at-93.html Torkom Manoogian, Archbishop of Armenian Orthodox Church, Dies at 93]
Erik Moseholm, 82, Danish jazz musician.{{cite web|url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/flash/dkkendte/article1844821.ece|title=Erik Moseholm er død|publisher=Ekstrabladet.dk|language=da|date=2012-10-12|access-date=2012-10-14}}
Henry Moyo, 65, Malawian football coach (national team, 1984).{{cite web|url=http://www.malawivoice.com/2012/10/12/rest-in-peace-henry-moyo-former-flames-coach-61128 |title=Rest In Peace Henry Moyo, Former Flames Coach |publisher=malawivoice.com |access-date=2012-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030180322/http://www.malawivoice.com/2012/10/12/rest-in-peace-henry-moyo-former-flames-coach-61128/ |archive-date=2012-10-30 }}
Geraldine Mucha, 95, Scottish composer.{{cite web|url=http://praguemonitor.com/2012/10/16/geraldine-mucha-dies-95|title=Geraldine Mucha dies at 95|author=Czech News Agency|date=16 October 2012|access-date=2013-01-15|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104104847/http://praguemonitor.com/2012/10/16/geraldine-mucha-dies-95|archive-date=4 January 2013}}
Steve Newman, 58, American football player and coach, heart attack.{{cite news|author=Megan Managan|url=http://www.mi-reporter.com/sports/174210681.html|title=Long time Mercer Island boys soccer coach dies|work=Mercer Island Reporter|date=October 15, 2012|access-date=2012-10-17}}
Jorun Askersrud Nygaard, 83, Norwegian cross country skier.{{cite web|url=http://tux.aftenposten.no/personalia/paperadsobi/819647.pdf|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6BY95CrKt?url=http://tux.aftenposten.no/personalia/paperadsobi/819647.pdf|archive-date=2012-10-20|title=Jorun Askersrud's obituary|publisher=aftenposten.no|language=no|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Tony Pawson, 91, English cricketer and writer (Kent).{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/586491.html|title=Kent batsman Tony Pawson dies|date=12 October 2012|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2012-10-12}}
Břetislav Pojar, 89, Czech animator and film director.{{cite web|author=ptk|url=http://kultura.idnes.cz/zemrel-pojar-c96-/filmvideo.aspx?c=A121013_113441_filmvideo_ptk|title=V osmdesáti devíti letech zemřel autor medvědů od Kolína Břetislav Pojar| date=13 October 2012 |publisher=Kultura.idnes.cz|access-date=2012-10-13}}
Varinder Singh, 57, Indian Army officer, awarded Vir Chakra.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1987-Siachen-hero-passes-away/articleshow/16802705.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824072738/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-14/india/34448509_1_pakistani-soldiers-pakistani-army-siachen|archive-date=2013-08-24|title=1987 Siachen hero passes away|access-date=2012-12-03|work=The Times of India|url-status=live|date=2012-10-14}}
Vera Smith, 80, Canadian skater.{{Cite web | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/82411 | title=Olympedia – Vera Smith }}
David Trosch, 76, American Roman Catholic priest, advocate of justifiable homicide for murderers of abortion providers, after long illness.{{cite news|last=Sharp|first=John|title=Retired Archbishop Lipscomb recalls anti-abortion priest|url=http://blog.al.com/live/2012/10/retired_archbishop_recalls_ant.html|access-date=2012-10-26|newspaper=al.com|date=18 October 2012}}
Harry Valérien, 88, German sports journalist.{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/harry-valerien-an-herzversagen-gestorben-a-861091.html|title=Harry Valérien an Herzversagen gestorben|publisher=Spiegel.de|date=2012-10-13|access-date=2012-11-11|language=de}}

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Marc Awodey, 51, American artist and poet.{{cite web |url=http://marcawodey.org/ |title=Home |website=marcawodey.org}}
Sir Stuart Bell, 74, British politician, MP for Middlesbrough (since 1983), pancreatic cancer.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-19936270|title=Middlesbrough MP Sir Stuart Bell dies, aged 74|work=bbc.co.uk|date=13 October 2012|access-date=15 January 2013}}
Paul Brown, 43, American race car driver (Pirelli World Challenge), melanoma.{{cite web|url=http://www.racer.com/pirelli-world-challenge-champion-paul-brown-passes-away/article/263611|title=Pirelli World Challenge champion Paul Brown passes away|publisher=racer.com|date=2012-10-13|access-date=2012-10-13}}
George D. Buffett, 83, American politician.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislator_details_archive.aspx?SponsorCode=HBUFF|title = Error - New Mexico Legislature}}
Georges Chaulet, 81, French writer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.astrotheme.com/astrology/Georges_Chaulet|title = Astrology and natal chart of Georges Chaulet, born on 1931/01/25}}
Gary Collins, 74, American actor (The Sixth Sense, The Wackiest Ship in the Army) and television host (Miss America), natural causes.{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Donna|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/13/showbiz/gary-collins-obit/index.html|title=Actor Gary Collins dies|publisher=The Sun Herald|date=2012-10-13|access-date=2012-10-13}}
Carl-Wilhelm Engdahl, 86, Swedish fencer.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sok.se/aktiva/historisktaktiva/carlwilhelmengdahl.5.aad0b10833d63e5c800020577.html |title = Carl-Wilhelm Engdahl - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418084326/http://www.sok.se/aktiva/historisktaktiva/carlwilhelmengdahl.5.aad0b10833d63e5c800020577.html |archive-date=18 April 2013 }}
Tomonobu Imamichi, 89, Japanese philosopher.{{cite news|url=http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20121017k0000m060019000c.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130112022432/http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20121017k0000m060019000c.html |archive-date=12 January 2013 |script-title=ja:訃報:今道友信さん８９歳＝東大名誉教授エコエティカ提唱 |date=16 October 2012 |publisher=Mainichi Shimbun |language=ja |access-date=2012-10-17 }}
Saiichi Maruya, 87, Japanese author and literary critic, heart failure.{{cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/english/english/features/news/20121014p2g00m0dm005000c.html |title=Prize-winning writer Saiichi Maruya dies at 87 |publisher=Mainichi.jp |access-date=14 October 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121219094343/http://mainichi.jp/english/english/features/news/20121014p2g00m0dm005000c.html |archive-date=19 December 2012 }}
Joey Pal, 85, Canadian football player (Montreal Alouettes).{{cite news|url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20121015.93305066/BDAStory/BDA/deaths|title=PAL, Joseph Stephen|date=October 15, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15|location=Toronto|work=The Globe and Mail}}
Jim Rollo, 75, Scottish footballer, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20121015/jim-rollo_2262950_2949419|title=Jim Rollo|work=www.hibernianfc.co.uk|publisher=Hibernian FC|date=15 October 2012|access-date=2012-10-19|archive-date=2013-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224095701/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20121015/jim-rollo_2262950_2949419}}
Hisham Al-Saedni, 47, Palestinian militant, air strike.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19938217|title=Israeli strike kills militant in northern Gaza Strip|publisher=Bbc.co.uk|date=7 October 2012|access-date=14 October 2012}}
Frank Sando, 81, British Olympic cross-country runner.{{cite web|url=http://www.racingpast.ca/john_contents.php?id=168|title=British cross-country runner Frank Sando dead|publisher=Racingpast.ca|access-date=19 October 2012}}
Harihar Swain, 73, Indian politician, MP for Aska (2004–2009), cancer.{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Donna|url=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/former-odisha-minister-harihar-swain-dies/68000|title=Former Odisha minister Harihar Swain dies|newspaper=Business Standard India|publisher=business-standard.com|date=13 October 2012|access-date=13 October 2012}}
Szeto Kam-Yuen, 48, Hong Kong screenwriter, lung cancer.{{cite web|author=Daisy|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2012/10/hong-kong-has-lost-one-of-its-best-screenwriters-szeto-kam-yuen.html|title=Szeto Kam-Yuen Dies; Hong Kong Has Lost One of Its Best Screenwriters|publisher=Twitchfilm.com|access-date=16 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308141852/http://twitchfilm.com/2012/10/hong-kong-has-lost-one-of-its-best-screenwriters-szeto-kam-yuen.html|archive-date=8 March 2013}}

* Manuel Torres Félix, 58, Mexican drug trafficker for the Sinaloa Cartel, shot.{{cite news|title=Mexican army kills Sinaloa cartel leader |url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/10/13/mexican-army-kills-sinaloa-cartel-leader |access-date=2012-10-13 |newspaper=Fox News |date=13 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016033322/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/10/13/mexican-army-kills-sinaloa-cartel-leader/ |archive-date=16 October 2012 }}

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Billy Benn Perrurle, app. 69, Alyawarre landscape artist.{{Cite web|url=http://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/jspui/handle/10070/242635|hdl=10070/242635|title=The Centralian advocate|access-date=2020-12-06|archive-date=2020-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213110710/https://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/jspui/handle/10070/242635}}
Kyle Bennett, 33, American BMX cyclist, traffic collision.{{cite web|url=http://www.news-press.com/usatoday/article/1632703&usatref=sportsmod?odyssey=mod|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129180848/http://www.news-press.com/usatoday/article/1632703&usatref=sportsmod?odyssey=mod|archive-date=January 29, 2013|author=Staff|title=Olympic athlete dies in truck accident|publisher=news-press.com|date=October 14, 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Kees W. Bolle, 84, Dutch historian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dutchstudies-satsea.nl/deelnemers/cornelis-willem-kees-bolle/|title = Bolle, Cornelis Willem (Kees) - Home of Dutch Studies|date = 31 December 2016}}
S. Ward Casscells, 60, American cardiologist, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (2007–2009), prostate cancer.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/s-ward-casscells-iii-dies-at-60-cardiologist-and-army-reservist-served-in-iraq-pentagon/2012/10/16/0ce3ec2c-170b-11e2-8792-cf5305eddf60_story.html|title=S. Ward Casscells III dies at 60; cardiologist and Army reservist served in Iraq, Pentagon|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=2012-10-17|access-date=2012-10-17|first=Emily|last=Langer}}
John Clive, 79, English actor (A Clockwork Orange, The Italian Job, Yellow Submarine).{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/oct/15/actor-john-clive-dies-aged-79|title=Actor John Clive dies aged 79|access-date=2012-10-15 | location=London|work=The Guardian |first=Ben|last=Quinn|date=2012-10-15}}
Branko Črnac Tusta, 57, Croatian singer, throat cancer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.blic.rs/Kultura/Vesti/347797/Preminuo-Branko-Crnac-Tusta-frontmen-benda-KUD-Idijoti|title = Preminuo Branko Črnac Tusta, frontmen benda KUD Idijoti| date=15 October 2012 }}
Max Fatchen, 92, Australian journalist and children's writer.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/columnist-max-fatchen-has-died-aged-92/story-fndo4dzn-1226495553048|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121019074421/http://www.news.com.au/national/columnist-max-fatchen-has-died-aged-92/story-fndo4dzn-1226495553048|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2012|title=Prime Minister Julia Gillard leads tributes to columnist Max Fatchen, who died aged 92|publisher=news.com.au|date=October 14, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
James R. Grover Jr., 93, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1963–1975), heart failure.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/22/nyregion/james-r-grover-jr-ex-congressman-from-long-island-dies-at-93.html|title=James R. Grover Jr., Ex-Congressman From Long Island, Dies at 93|work=The New York Times|date=October 19, 2012|access-date=2012-10-19|first=Dennis|last=Hevesi}}
Sir John Moreton, 94, British diplomat.{{cite news|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/155464/moreton|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022002836/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/155464/moreton|archive-date=October 22, 2012|title=MORETON|date=2012-10-22|access-date=2012-10-22|location=London|work=The Daily Telegraph}}
Buster Pearson, 71, Jamaican musician, father and manager of Five Star.{{cite web|url=http://bethsownblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/deaths-in-october-2012.html|title=Deaths in October 2012|date=December 28, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Joseph Rosenmiller, 87, American businessman and philanthropist.{{cite web|url=http://riverdalepress.com/stories/Joseph-Rosenmiller-87-was-a-radio-pioneer,51162 |title=Joseph Rosenmiller, 87, was a radio pioneer |date=17 October 2012 |publisher=The Riverdale Press |access-date=2012-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213732/http://riverdalepress.com/stories/Joseph-Rosenmiller-87-was-a-radio-pioneer%2C51162 |archive-date=2016-02-03 }}
Eddie Russo, 86, American race car driver.{{cite web|url=http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/sports/auto_racing/indycar/three--time-indy-500-starter-dies-at-86 |title=Three-time Indy 500 starter dies at 86 |publisher=WISHTV.com |access-date=2012-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026183909/http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/sports/auto_racing/indycar/three--time-indy-500-starter-dies-at-86 |archive-date=2012-10-26 }}

*Odorico Leovigildo Saiz Pérez, 100, Spanish-born Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Requena (1973–1987).{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bsaizp|Bishop Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M.|21 January 2015}}

Larry Sloan, 89, American publisher (Mad Libs), co-founder of Price Stern Sloan.{{cite news|first=Wendy|last=Werris|title=Obituary: Larry Sloan, 89|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/obituaries/article/54394-obituary-larry-sloan-89.html|work=Publishers Weekly|date=2012-10-15|access-date=2012-11-17}}
Arlen Specter, 82, American politician, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1981–2011), complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/us/politics/arlen-specter-senator-dies-at-82.html|title=Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Senator, Is Dead at 82|work=NY Times|date=October 14, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Marc Swayze, 99, American comic book artist (Captain Marvel).{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thenewsstar/access/2788486261.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+14%2C+2012&author=&pub=News+-+Star&edition=&startpage=n%2Fa&desc=%27Captain+Marvel%27+artist+Marcus+Swayze+dies|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216163634/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thenewsstar/access/2788486261.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+14,+2012&author=&pub=News+-+Star&edition=&startpage=n/a&desc='Captain+Marvel'+artist+Marcus+Swayze+dies|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|title='Captain Marvel' artist Marcus Swayze dies|work=thenewsstar.com|date=October 14, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Elizabeth Watkins, 89, English author, short illness.{{Cite web |url=http://www.writersinoxford.org/2012/10/june-knowles |title=Death of writer Elizabeth Watkins at writersinoxford.org |access-date=2013-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116120802/http://www.writersinoxford.org/2012/10/june-knowles/ |archive-date=2013-01-16 }}
Dody Weston Thompson, 89, American photographer.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=160767208|title=Dody Thompson obituary|publisher=Legacy.com|access-date=2013-01-08}}
Gart Westerhout, 85, Dutch-born American astronomer.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/gart-westerhout-dies-at-85-dutch-born-astronomer-helped-chart-milky-way-built-astronomy-program-at-u-md/2012/10/17/8da8c7ee-1871-11e2-8bfd-12e2ee90dcf2_story.html|title=Gart Westerhout dies at 85; Dutch-born astronomer helped chart Milky Way, built astronomy program at U-Md|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 17, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15|first=Emily|last=Langer}}

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Margaret Alington, 92, New Zealand historian.{{cite news|url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?pid=160477630|title=Margaret Hilda Alington Obituary|date=2012-10-17|work=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN News & Media|access-date=2012-11-16}}
Michael Asher, 69, American conceptual artist.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/arts/design/michael-asher-artist-dies-at-69.html|title=Michael Asher, Conceptual Artist, Dies at 69|work=The New York Times|date=2012-10-17|access-date=2012-10-17|first=Randy|last=Kennedy}}
Abba Bina, Papua New Guinean businessman.{{cite news|url=http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20121015/news19.htm|title=Bina to be buried at Otiufa|date=15 October 2012|publisher=Post-Courier Online|access-date=2013-01-15|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416084630/http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20121015/news19.htm|archive-date=16 April 2013}} (death announced on this date)
Axel Borup-Jørgensen, 87, Danish composer.{{cite web|url=http://politiken.dk/navne/doedsfald/ECE1785491/axel-borup-joergensen |title=Axel Borup-Jørgensen |publisher=Politiken.dk |access-date=2012-11-11 |language=da |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020042750/http://politiken.dk/navne/doedsfald/ECE1785491/axel-borup-joergensen/ |archive-date=2012-10-20 }}
Claude Cheysson, 92, French politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1981–1984).{{cite news|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/politique/20121016.OBS5781/deces-de-l-homme-politique-claude-cheysson.html|publisher=nouvelobs.com|title=Claude Cheysson: "Un diplomate hors norme"|date=2012-10-16|access-date=2012-10-16}}
Vladimir Čonč, 84, Croatian footballer.{{cite web|url=http://www.reprezentacija.rs/index.php/statistika/reprezentativci/972|title=Čonč Vladimir|publisher=reprezentacija.rs|access-date=2012-10-27}}
Patrick R. Cooney, 78, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gaylord (1989–2009).{{cite news|url=http://www.petoskeynews.com/gaylord/pnr-cooney-longtime-bishop-of-diocese-of-gaylord-dies-monday-20121015,0,1861914.story|publisher=petoskeynews.com|title=Cooney, longtime bishop of Diocese of Gaylord, dies Monday|date=2012-10-15|access-date=2012-10-15|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131124018/http://www.petoskeynews.com/gaylord/pnr-cooney-longtime-bishop-of-diocese-of-gaylord-dies-monday-20121015,0,1861914.story|archive-date=2013-01-31}}
Joseph W. Eaton, 93, German-born American sociologist.{{cite web|url=http://thejewishchronicle.net/view/full_story/20509332/article-Joseph-Eaton-was-professor-of-social-work--committed-Zionist?instance=this_just_in|title=Joseph Eaton was professor of social work committed Zionist|publisher=The Jewish Chronicle|date=2012-10-17|access-date=2013-01-17|archive-date=2016-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213732/http://thejewishchronicle.net/view/full_story/20509332/article-Joseph-Eaton-was-professor-of-social-work--committed-Zionist?instance=this_just_in|url-status=dead}}
Robert T. Francoeur, 80, American biologist and sexologist.{{cite web|url=http://seenews.net/robert-francoeur-october-18-1931-october-15-2012/|title=Robert Francoeur (October 18, 1931–October 15, 2012)|publisher=Seenews.net|access-date=2012-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413031541/http://seenews.net/robert-francoeur-october-18-1931-october-15-2012/|archive-date=April 13, 2016}}
Erol Günaydın, 79, Turkish actor, heart failure.{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/magazinhatti/21700730.asp|newspaper=Hürriyet|title=Erol Günaydın hayatını kaybetti|date=2012-10-15|language=tr|access-date=2012-10-15}}
Trevor Kemp, app. 68, Scottish footballer (Berwick Rangers).{{cite web|url=http://www.berwickrangersfc.co.uk/f-news/f-news-archive/october-news-archive.html|title=Trevor Kemp dies|publisher=Berwickrangersfc.co.uk|access-date=2012-11-07|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419203020/http://www.berwickrangersfc.co.uk/f-news/f-news-archive/october-news-archive.html|archive-date=2013-04-19}}
María Rosa Menocal, 59, Cuban-born American academic, melanoma.{{cite web|url=http://news.yale.edu/2012/10/15/memoriam-mar-rosa-menocal|title=In Memoriam: María Rosa Menocal|publisher=YaleNews|date=October 15, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}

* Norodom Sihanouk, 89, Cambodian royal, King (1941–1955, 1993–2004) and nine-term Prime Minister, heart attack.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/10483453|title=Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk dies at 89|work=The Guardian |date=2012-10-14|access-date=2012-10-14|location=London}}

Susan Parkinson, 87, British potter and charity worker.{{cite web|url=http://www.achieveability.org.uk/main/policy/sad-news-for-adt|title=Sad news for ADT|publisher=AchieveAbility|access-date=2012-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709051412/http://www.achieveability.org.uk/main/policy/sad-news-for-adt|archive-date=2013-07-09}}
Maria Petrou, 59, Greek-born British computer scientist, cancer.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/science-obituaries/9670656/Professor-Maria-Petrou.html|title=Professor Maria Petrou|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=11 November 2012|access-date=2012-11-12|location=London}}
Alberto Reif, 66, Italian footballer.{{cite web|url=http://www.padovaoggi.it/sport/morto-padova-alberto-reif-attaccante-inter-herrera.html|title=E' morto a Padova Alberto Reif, attaccante nell'Inter di Herrera|publisher=Padovaoggi.it|access-date=2012-10-19}}
Pat Ward, 55, American politician, Iowa State Senator (since 2004), breast cancer.{{cite web|url=http://waukee.patch.com/articles/iowa-senator-pat-ward-has-died|title=Iowa Senator Pat Ward Has Died|publisher=Waukee Patch|date=2012-10-15|access-date=2012-10-15}}
Sam Williams, 88, American basketball coach (Texan Pan American).[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/themonitor/obituary.aspx?pid=160639262 Walter Sam Williams]

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Odile Bain, 73, French parasitologist.{{cite journal |title=Odile Bain (April 28, 1939–October 16, 2012): A Life Dedicated to Systematics and Biology of Filariae |journal=PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | year=2014 |publisher=PLOS| doi=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002565 | last1=Martin | first1=Coralie | volume=8 | issue=2 | pages=e2565 | pmid=24551249 | pmc=3923714 |doi-access=free }}
Bernard Chaet, 88, American artist.{{Cite web|url=http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2012/10/18/a-transformative-force-in-yale-art-chaet-dies/|title=A transformative force in Yale art, Chaet dies|date=18 October 2012}}
James D. Conte, 53, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (since 1988), cancer.{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/huntington-station-assemb-james-conte-dies-1.4120162|publisher=newsday.com|title=Huntington Station Assemb. James Conte dies|date=2012-10-16|access-date=2012-10-16}}
Frank Moore Cross, 91, American biblical scholar.{{cite web|url=http://jamestabor.com/2012/10/17/a-giant-has-fallen-frank-moore-cross-dead-at-age-91 |title=Frank Moore Cross Dead at age 91 |last=Tabor |first=James |publisher=Jamestabor.com |date=October 17, 2012 |access-date=2013-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017005535/http://jamestabor.com/2012/10/17/a-giant-has-fallen-frank-moore-cross-dead-at-age-91/ |archive-date=October 17, 2013 }}
John A. Durkin, 76, American politician, Senator for New Hampshire (1975–1980).{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/john-a-durkin-nh-senator-who-won-closely-contested-election-dies-at-76/2012/10/16/757a7802-17cc-11e2-8792-cf5305eddf60_story.html|title=John A. Durkin, N.H. senator who won closely contested election, dies at 76|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 16, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15|first=Matt|last=Schudel}}
Mario Gallegos Jr., 62, American politician, Texas State Senator (since 1995), complications of liver disease.{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Gallegos-champion-for-Hispanics-in-state-Senate-3953814.php|title=Mario Gallegos, Senate champion for Hispanics, dies at 62|work=Houston Chronicle|date=October 16, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Al Ghesquiere, 93, American football player.{{Cite web|url=http://www.grossepointenews.com/Obituary-39637.114135-Albert-W-Ghesquiere.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091340/http://www.grossepointenews.com/Obituary-39637.114135-Albert-W-Ghesquiere.html|archive-date = 2016-03-04|title = Grosse Pointe News}}
Nathan Glick, 100, American artist and illustrator.{{Cite web|url=http://www.villagelivingonline.com/articles/wwii-artist-nathan-glick|title = A life of living history: WWII Artist Nathan Glick|date = February 2012}}
Wava Banes Henry, 92, American teacher, founded Tau Beta Sigma.{{cite web|title=Wava Banes Henry – Obituary|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gjsentinel/obituary.aspx?pid=160520178|work=Grand Junction Daily Sentinel|access-date=2012-10-22}}
Aleksandr Koshkin, 53, Russian Soviet-era Olympic silver medal-winning (1980) boxer, stroke.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2012/10/kz_4815761.shtml|script-title=ru:Сьек Хг Фхгмх Ашбьхи Велохнм Лхпю Х Ебпнош Он Анйяс Юкейяюмдп Йньйхм|publisher=Gazeta.ru|language=ru|date=2012-10-17|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Ethel Person, 77, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/22/nyregion/ethel-person-who-studied-sexual-fantasies-dies-at-77.html|title=Ethel Person, Who Studied Sexual Fantasies, Dies at 77|work=New York Times|author=Leslie Kaufman|date=October 20, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Bódog Török, 88, Hungarian handball player, coach and sports official, complications of surgery.{{cite news|url=http://hvg.hu/sport/20121016_meghalt_torok_bodog|publisher=HVG.hu|title=Elhunyt a női kéziválogatott legendás kapitánya|date=2012-10-16|access-date=2012-10-16}}
Eddie Yost, 86, American baseball player and coach (Washington Senators), cardiovascular disease.{{cite web|url=http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/eddie-yost-dubbed-the-walking-man-passes-away-at-age-86/|title=Eddie Yost, dubbed "The Walking Man", passes away at age 86|work=NBC Sports|date=October 16, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}

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Milija Aleksic, 61, English football player (Tottenham Hotspur).{{cite web|title=Obituary – Milija Aleksic|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/obit-milija-aleksic-18102012.page|work=tottenhamhotspur.com|access-date=2012-10-19}}
Émile Allais, 100, French Olympic bronze medal-winning (1936) alpine ski racer.{{cite web|url=http://www.planetski.eu/news/4292|title=French ski legend dies|work=planetski.eu|date=October 19, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Milt Drewer, 89, American football coach.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?fhid=3060&n=milton-l-drewer&pid=160518864|title = MILTON L. DREWER Jr. Obituary (2012) the Washington Post|website = Legacy.com}}
René-Marie Ehuzu, 68, Beninese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Abomey (2002–2007) and Porto Novo (since 2007).{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|behuzu|Bishop René-Marie Ehouzou, C.I.M.|21 January 2015}}
Henry Friedlander, 82, German-born American historian of the Holocaust.{{cite news |url=http://www.zeit.de/news/2012-10/19/geschichte-holocaust-forscher-friedlander-gestorben-19135804|title=Geschichte: Holocaust-Forscher Friedlander gestorben |newspaper=Die Zeit |access-date=2012-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213732/http://www.zeit.de/news/2012-10/19/geschichte-holocaust-forscher-friedlander-gestorben-19135804|archive-date=2016-02-03}}
Bandya Kakade, 67, Indian footballer, heart attack.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/former-india-goalkeeper-bandya-kakade-passes-away/20121017.htm|title=Former India goalkeeper Kakade passes away|work=rediff.com|date=October 17, 2012|access-date=2013-01-16}}
Sylvia Kristel, 60, Dutch actress (Emmanuelle), model, and singer, throat and liver cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2012/10/18/97001-20121018FILWWW00471-mort-de-sylvia-kristel-heroine-d-emmanuelle.php|title=Mort de Sylvia Kristel|work=lefigaro.fr|date=18 October 2012|language=fr|access-date=16 January 2013}}
Harry E. Luther, 60, American botanist.{{cite web |last=Mcfarland |first=Shannon |url=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20121018/ARTICLE/121019533 |title=Harry Luther, Selby's 'Mr. Bromeliad,' dead at 60 |publisher=HeraldTribune.com |date=2012-10-18 |access-date=2013-04-09 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225750/http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20121018/ARTICLE/121019533 }}
Bertie Marshall, 76, Trinidadian musician and steelpan maker.{{cite web|last=Bowman|first=Wayne|url=http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/_Steelpan_genius__Bertie_Marshall_dies-174877661.html|title='Steelpan genius' Bertie Marshall dies|publisher=Trinidadexpress.com|date=18 October 2012|access-date=9 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021232913/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/_Steelpan_genius__Bertie_Marshall_dies-174877661.html|archive-date=2012-10-21}}
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, 89, American inventor and scientist, prostate cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014270988|work=detroitnews.com|date=October 18, 2012|title=Inventor, solar innovator Stanford R. Ovshinsky dies at 89|access-date=2013-01-16}}
Pépito Pavon, 71, Spanish footballer (Olympique de Marseille).{{cite web|url=http://www.avis-de-deces.com/celebrity/1394/Pepito-PAVON|title=Pépito PAVON|publisher=avis-de-deces.com|access-date=30 October 2012|language=fr|archive-date=18 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118095624/http://www.avis-de-deces.com/celebrity/1394/Pepito-PAVON}}
Presvis, 8, British Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanised.[http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/73691/top-group-i-winner-presvis-dies-from-colic Top Group I Winner Presvis Dies from Colic]
Karin Stoltenberg, 80, Norwegian geneticist and politician.{{cite news|title=Karin Stoltenberg er død|url=http://www.dn.no/forsiden/politikkSamfunn/article2488708.ece|agency=NTB|newspaper=Dagens Næringsliv|date=17 October 2012|language=no|access-date=16 January 2013}}
Kōji Wakamatsu, 76, Japanese film director, traffic collision.{{cite web|url=http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/koji-wakamatsu-1936-2012|work=Mobi.com|date=17 October 2012|title=Kôji Wakamatsu dead (1936-2012)|access-date=16 January 2013}}

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Florence Akins, 106, New Zealand artist.{{Cite web|url=http://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/blog/behind-the-scenes/2012/10/flo-akins-tribute|title = Florence Akins 1906 - 2012}}
Christopher Allen, 68, English cricket player (Dorset), bowel cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.lymingtoncc.com/wp/home|title=Cricketer Chris Allen obituary|date=19 October 2012|publisher=www.lymingtoncc.com|access-date=9 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216100253/http://www.lymingtoncc.com/wp/home|archive-date=16 February 2013}}
Borah Bergman, 85, American free jazz pianist, dementia.{{cite web|url=http://culturecatch.com/music/borah-bergman-obituary|title=Borah Bergman, December 13, 1926–October 18, 2012|publisher=Culturecatch.com|access-date=2012-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320065654/http://culturecatch.com/music/borah-bergman-obituary|archive-date=March 20, 2013}}
Brain Damage, 34, American professional wrestler, suicide.{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/72747/former-czw-star-marvin-brain-damage-lambert-passes-away.html|title=Wrestler known as Brain Damage (aka Marvin Lambert) dies|publisher=PWInsider.com|access-date=2012-10-18}}
E. K. Fretwell, 88, American teacher and university administrator.{{cite web|url=http://publicrelations.uncc.edu/news-events/news-releases/former-chancellor-ek-fretwell-jr-led-unc-charlotte-during-critical-period|title=Former Chancellor E.K Fretwell Jr. Led UNC Charlotte During Critical Period|publisher=UNC Charlotte Office of Public Relations|date=2012-10-18|access-date=2012-10-19}}
Zdzisław Kotla, 63, Polish Olympic sailor.{{cite web|url=http://nekrologi.wyborcza.pl/0,11,,183811,Zdzis%C5%82aw-Kotla-nekrolog.html |title=Zdzisław Kotla nekrolog |language=pl |publisher=Nekrologi.wyborcza.pl |access-date=26 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026035955/http://nekrologi.wyborcza.pl/0%2C11%2C%2C183811%2CZdzis%C5%82aw-Kotla-nekrolog.html |archive-date=26 October 2012 }}
Mihály Lukács, 57, Hungarian Romani politician, member of the National Assembly (2002–2006), after long illness.{{cite web|url=http://www.hir24.hu/belfold/2012/10/18/meghalt-lukacs-mihaly-egykori-fideszes-orszaggyulesi-kepviselo|title=Meghalt Lukács Mihály egykori fideszes országgyűlési képviselő|publisher=Hír24.hu|date=18 October 2012|access-date=18 October 2012|language=hu|archive-date=19 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019193000/http://www.hir24.hu/belfold/2012/10/18/meghalt-lukacs-mihaly-egykori-fideszes-orszaggyulesi-kepviselo/}}
Bob Martin, 87, American Olympic rower.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tribnet/obituary.aspx?n=ROBERT-MARTIN&pid=160753073|title=Robert Martin, Sr. obituary at|publisher=Legacy.com|access-date=2012-11-03}}
Slater Martin, 86, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers, St. Louis Hawks).{{cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2012/10/slater-martin-hall-of-famer-texas-star-and-davis-grad-dies-at-86|title=Slater Martin dies at 86|date=18 October 2012|publisher=Blog.chron.com|access-date=2012-10-18}}
George Mattos, 83, American Olympic (1952, 1956) pole vaulter, prostate cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_21814100|title=Santa Cruz-born Olympic pole vaulter George Mattos dies at 83|publisher=santacruzsentinel.com|date=2012-10-19|access-date=2012-10-19|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104202620/http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_21814100|archive-date=2013-01-04}}
Jack McGaw, 76, Canadian broadcaster.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/obituary-broadcaster-jack-mcgaw-was-the-ulimate-professional/article6610800/ Obituary: Broadcaster Jack McGaw was the ultimate professional], theglobeandmail.com, December 20, 2012
John Rigby, 89, Australian artist.{{cite web|title=John Thomas Rigby obituary|date=23 October 2012|publisher=Courier Mail|url=http://tributes.couriermail.com.au/obituaries/couriermail-au/obituary.aspx?pid=160596997|access-date=2013-01-16|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230161322/http://tributes.couriermail.com.au/obituaries/couriermail-au/obituary.aspx?pid=160596997|archive-date=30 December 2012}}
Dilbagh Singh Kler, 76, Malaysian Olympic athlete.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120125/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/dilbagh-singh-kler-1.html Dilbagh Singh Kler]
Otto Richard Skopil Jr., 93, American federal judge (9th Circuit Court of Appeals).{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/21/longtime-federal-judge-dies/|title=Longtime federal judge dies|publisher=spokesman.com|date=2012-10-21|access-date=2012-10-21}}
Albert Lee Ueltschi, 95, American aviation trainer, founder of FlightSafety International.{{cite web|url=http://www.flyingmag.com/news/albert-lee-ueltschi-father-modern-aviation-training-dies-95|title=Albert Lee Ueltschi, the Father of Modern Aviation Training, Dies at 95|publisher=flyingmag.com|date=2012-10-19|access-date=2012-10-19}}
David S. Ware, 62, American jazz saxophonist, complications of a kidney transplant.{{cite news|last=Barton|first=Chris|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-saxophonist-david-s-ware-dead-at-62-20121019,0,3872677.story|title=Jazz saxophonist David S. Ware has died at 62|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2012-10-22|date=2012-10-19}}

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Wissam al-Hassan, 47, Lebanese police officer, head of the Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces, car bomb.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Wiyogo Atmodarminto, 89, Indonesian general, Governor of Jakarta (1987–1992).{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/former-jakarta-govenor-wiyogo-dies-at-89/551354 |title=Former Jakarta Governor Wiyogo Dies at 89 |publisher=The Jakarta Globe |access-date=2012-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023092010/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/former-jakarta-govenor-wiyogo-dies-at-89/551354 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 }}
Lincoln Alexander, 90, Canadian politician, MP for Hamilton West (1968–1980), Minister of Labour (1979–1980), and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1985–1991).{{cite news|author=Jon Wells The Hamilton Spectator|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1274101--lincoln-alexander-dies-at-90|title=Lincoln Alexander dies at 90|work=thestar.com|access-date=2012-10-19|location=Toronto|date=2012-10-20}}
Copiad, 23, Swedish breeding stallion and racing trotter.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/trav365/article15643222.ab|title = Copiad är borta| date=20 October 2012 }}
Joe Cullinane, 89, American baseball broadcaster and author.{{Cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/ci_21824936/legendary-denver-broadcaster-joe-cullinane-dies-at-age|title = Legendary Denver broadcaster Joe Cullinane dies at age 89|date = 21 October 2012}}
Raymond Dumais, 62, Canadian Roman Catholic ex-prelate, Bishop of Gaspé (1993–2001).{{cite web|url=http://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Urbi-Orbi/Carnet/Mort-de-Raymond-Dumais-ancien-eveque-de-Gaspe-au-Canada-_NP_-2012-10-23-867768|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128061943/http://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Urbi-Orbi/Carnet/Mort-de-Raymond-Dumais-ancien-eveque-de-Gaspe-au-Canada-_NP_-2012-10-23-867768|archive-date=2013-01-28|title=Mort de Raymond Dumais, ancien évêque de Gaspé, au Canada|language=fr|publisher=La-Croix.com|access-date=2012-10-28}}
Mike Graham, 61, American professional wrestler, suicide by gunshot.{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=72765|title=Cause Of Death For Mike Graham, Wwe Issues Statement|publisher=PWInsider.com|access-date=2012-10-20}}
Walter Harrison, 91, British politician, MP for Wakefield (1964–1987), Government Deputy Chief Whip (1974–1979).{{cite web|url=http://www.politicshome.com/uk/story/30242/former_labour_whip_harrison_dies.html|title=Former Labour whip Harrison dies|work=PoliticsHome|access-date=2012-10-21|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131162522/http://www.politicshome.com/uk/story/30242/former_labour_whip_harrison_dies.html|archive-date=2013-01-31}}
Jack Hirst, 75, British rugby league player.{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/rugby-league-world-mourning-death-of-a-stalwart-1-5060352|title=Rugby League world mourning death of a 'stalwart'|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=25 October 2012|access-date=2012-10-25}}
Dessie Kane, 60, Irish cricketer.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24558.html Dessie Kane]
Johann Kniewasser, 61, Austrian alpine skier, liver disease.{{cite web|url=http://ooe.orf.at/news/stories/2555315/|title=Hans Kniewasser in Wels gestorben|date=20 October 2012|publisher=ooe.orf.at|language=de|access-date=2013-01-16}}
Thomas Madigage, 41, South African footballer and coach, traffic collision.{{cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/30868/rip-thomas-bafana-bafana-assistant-coach-madigage|title=RIP Thomas Madigage|publisher=Kickoff.com|date=2012-10-19|access-date=2012-10-19|archive-date=2012-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021221313/http://www.kickoff.com/news/30868/rip-thomas-bafana-bafana-assistant-coach-madigage}}
Fiorenzo Magni, 91, Italian racing cyclist, Giro d'Italia winner (1948, 1951, 1955), aneurysm.{{cite web|author=Ciao Tambu!|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/19-10-2012/-morto-fiorenzo-magni-terzo-eroe-italiano-912949381070.shtml|title=E' morto Fiorenzo Magni, Volto moderno del ciclismo eroico|publisher=Gazzetta.it|access-date=2012-10-19|language=it}}
Manuel António Pina, 68, Portuguese journalist and writer.{{cite web|author=Agostinho Santos|url=http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Cultura/Interior.aspx?content_id=2837815|title=Morreu o escritor Manuel António Pina|publisher=Jn.pt|access-date=24 October 2012|language=pt}}
John Radford, 65, British writer, heart failure.{{cite web|url=http://www.decanter.com/news/wine-news/530575/john-radford-dies|title=John Radford dies|publisher=Decanter|author=Leslie Kaufman|date=28 October 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Barbara Sowers, 80, American baseball player.{{cite web|url=http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/articles/sowers-barbara-jean-5-4-1932--10-19-2012/122|title=Sowers, Barbara Jean (5/4/1932 - 10/19/2012)|publisher=All American Girls Professional Baseball League Players Association, Inc.|date=24 October 2012|access-date=2013-10-23}}
Raúl Valencia, 36, Spanish footballer.{{cite web|url=http://canalalba.laverdad.es/noticias/2012-10-21/fallece-exjugador-albacete-raul-20121021.html|title=Fallece el exjugador del Albacete, Raúl Valencia|publisher=laverdad.es|access-date=22 October 2012|language=es|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130213050403/http://canalalba.laverdad.es/noticias/2012-10-21/fallece-exjugador-albacete-raul-20121021.html|archive-date=13 February 2013}}

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Oli Ahad, 84-85, Bangladeshi politician and language activist, lung infection.{{cite news|title=Oli Ahad no more|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=254689|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=21 October 2012|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh|page=1|access-date=2013-01-16}}
Jaouad Akaddar, 28, Moroccan footballer, cardiac arrest.{{cite web|url=http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2012/10/61837/moroccan-football-player-jaouad-akadar-dies-after-heart-attack|title=Moroccan Football Player Jaouad Akadar Dies after heart Attack|publisher=moroccoworldnews.com|access-date=2012-10-22}}
George Dessart, 87, American television producer and executive.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8788050/|title=George Dessart|website=IMDb}}
Milena Doleželová-Velingerová, 80, Czech sinologist.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160828184548/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20121027.93306065/BDAStory/BDA/deaths The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis]
Przemysław Gintrowski, 60, Polish composer and musician.{{cite web|title=Przemysław Gintrowski nie żyje. Miał 61 lat.|url=http://wyborcza.pl/1,75248,12710099,Przemyslaw_Gintrowski_nie_zyje__Mial_61_lat.html|publisher=wyborcza.pl|date=20 October 2012|access-date=21 October 2012}}
William Goad, 68, British businessman and convicted child sex offender, natural causes.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-20014945|title=Plymouth paedophile William Goad dies in prison|date=20 October 2012|access-date=17 December 2015|work=BBC News}}
Paul Kurtz, 86, American skeptic and secular humanist.{{cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/10/21/paul-kurtz-has-died|title=Paul Kurtz Has Died|publisher=Patheos.com|date=2012-05-22|access-date=2012-10-22}}
Daniel Enele Kwanairara, 65, Solomon Islands politician, MP for North Malaita (1997–2001, 2004–2010), Minister for Agriculture and Livestock (2005–2006).{{cite web|url=http://www.solomonstarnews.com/news/national/16291-former-mp-passed-away|title=Former MP passed away|publisher=Solomon Star|date=22 October 2012|access-date=15 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202145930/http://www.solomonstarnews.com/news/national/16291-former-mp-passed-away|archive-date=2 February 2013}}
Dave May, 68, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles), complications from cancer and diabetes.{{cite web|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20121022/SPORTS01/121022015/Ex-Major-Leaguer-Dave-May-dies-68?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome|title=Ex-Major Leaguer Dave May dies at 68|publisher=delawareonline.com|access-date=2012-10-22}}
Sándor Mazány, 89, Hungarian Olympic skier.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172157/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/sandor-mazany-1.html Sandor Mazany]
John McConnell, 97, American peace activist, designed the Earth Day flag.{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/ci_21871257/vagabond-youth-led-earth-day-founder-john-mcconnell?IADID=Search-www.denverpost.com-www.denverpost.com|author=Megan Mitchell |title=Vagabond youth led Earth Day founder John McConnell to life of peace|publisher=The Denver Post|date=2012-10-28|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Joe Melia, 77, British actor.{{cite web|last=Elvin|first=Laura|url=http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Reluctant-city-star-Joe-Melia-dies-77/story-17223152-detail/story.html|title=Actor Joe Melia dies, aged 77|publisher=This is Leicestershire|date=30 October 2012|access-date=5 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105102005/http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Reluctant-city-star-Joe-Melia-dies-77/story-17223152-detail/story.html|archive-date=5 November 2012}}
Mataiasi Ragigia, Fijian politician, MP for Suva City Urban (since 2001) and minister.{{cite web|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=215455|title=Politician passes away|publisher=fijitimes.com|date=25 October 2012|access-date=25 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025072324/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=215455|archive-date=25 October 2012}}
Daphne Skillern, 84, British police officer.{{cite news|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/155559/skillern-kathleen-daphne-qpm-ex-commander-metropolitan-Womans-police|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213732/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/155559/skillern-kathleen-daphne-qpm-ex-commander-metropolitan-Womans-police|archive-date=February 3, 2016|title=Daphne Skillern, QPM, dies|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=25 October 2012|access-date=25 October 2012|location=London}}
Kirdy Stevens, 92, American pornographic film director.http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Legendary-Director-Kirdy-Stevens-of-Taboo-Fame-Passes-at-92-493023.html Legendary Director Kirdy Stevens, of "Taboo" Fame, Passes at 92
E. Donnall Thomas, 92, American physician, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine (1990), heart disease.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2012/10/seattle-nobel-laureate-e-donnall-thomas-dies-at-92|title=Seattle Nobel laureate E. Donnall Thomas dies at 92|publisher=The Seattle Times|date=2012-10-20|access-date=2012-10-20}}
Raymond Watson, 86, American business executive (Walt Disney Productions), complications of Parkinson's disease.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/raymond-watson-former-disney-chairman-dies-1118061120/|title=Raymond Watson, former Disney chairman, dies|publisher=Variety|date=2012-10-22|access-date=2012-10-22}}

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Raja Ali, 36, Indian cricketer, cardiac arrest.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/587643.html Raja Ali]
Harvie Andre, 72, Canadian politician, MP for Calgary Centre (1972–1993) and cabinet minister, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.news1130.com/news/national/article/414316--former-progressive-conservative-mp-harvie-andre-dies-of-cancer|title=Former Progressive Conservative MP Harvie Andre dies of cancer|publisher=news1130.com|access-date=2012-10-22}} {{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Jan Barnard, 83, South African Olympic (1956) marathon runner.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Athletics/Runner-Jan-Barnard-dies-20121022|title=Runner Jan Barnard dies|publisher=sport24.co.za|access-date=2012-10-25}}
Elizabeth Bell, 71, English actress, oesophageal cancer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/oct/26/elizabeth-bell|title=Elizabeth Bell obituary|website=TheGuardian.com|date=26 October 2012}}

*Chacha Pakistani, 90, Pakistani nationalist.{{cite web|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/10/21/city/lahore/chacha-pakistani-of-wagha-border-passes-away-at-90|title='Chacha Pakistani' of Wagha Border passes away at 90|publisher=pakistantoday.com.pk|access-date=2012-10-24}}

Geoff Beynon, 86, British trade union leader.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/dec/17/geoff-beynon-obituary|title = Geoff Beynon obituary|website = TheGuardian.com|date = 17 December 2012}}
Yash Chopra, 80, Indian director, filmmaker, script writer, and producer (Kabhi Kabhie, Deewaar, Veer-Zaara), dengue fever and multiple organ failure.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Veteran-filmmaker-Yash-Chopra-dead/articleshow/16903602.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103185138/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-21/news-interviews/34627016_1_yash-chopra-aditya-and-uday-jab-tak-hai-jaan|archive-date=2013-01-03|title=Veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra dead|date=2012-10-21|work=The Times of India|url-status=live|access-date=2012-10-21}}
J. Duncan M. Derrett, 90, British academic.{{cite web|last=Baxi |first=Pratiksha |url=http://lassnet.blogspot.de/2013/02/obituary-for-professor-jdm-derrett-by.html |title=OBITUARY FOR PROFESSOR J.D.M. DERRETT (By Prof. Werner Menski, SOAS, University of London) |date=14 February 2013 |publisher=Lassnet.blogspot.de}}
Antoni Dobrowolski, 108, Polish Holocaust survivor, oldest known Auschwitz survivor.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20034347|title=Antoni Dobrowolski, oldest Auschwitz survivor, dies|work=BBC|access-date=2012-10-22|date=2012-10-22}}
Hans Fichtner, 95, German rocket scientist.[http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/10/hans_fichtner_member_of_wernhe.html Funeral services Saturday for Hans Fichtner, member of von Braun's rocket team], blog.al.com, October 25, 2012
Tim Johnson, 52, American country music songwriter, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-johnson-dead|title=Hit Songwriter Tim Johnson Dead Following Battle With Cancer|publisher=Tasteofcountry.com|date=October 22, 2012|access-date=2013-01-16}}
Ted Kazanoff, 90, American actor (Law & Order).{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=Ted-KAZANOFF&pid=160593671|title=Actor Ted Kazanoff obit|publisher=Legacy.com|access-date=2012-10-22}}
Alf Kumalo, 82, South African photographer, suspected kidney failure.{{cite web|url=http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/8a142f004d2ade62840af5e570eb4ca2/SA-mourns-death-of-Alf-Khumalo-20122210|title=SA mourns death of Alf Khumalo|publisher=sabc.co.za|access-date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002181018/http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/8a142f004d2ade62840af5e570eb4ca2/SA-mourns-death-of-Alf-Khumalo-20122210|archive-date=2 October 2013}}
Jaroslav Kozlík, 105, Czech pedagogue and volleyball player, natural causes.{{cite web|url=http://www.lidovky.cz/zemrel-ucitel-a-otec-lyzarskych-kurzu-jarek-kozlik-bylo-mu-105-let-phd-/lide.asp?c=A121025_100537_lide_glu|title=Zemřel učitel a otec lyžařských kurzů Jarek Kozlík. Bylo mu 105 let|date=25 October 2012|publisher=lidovsky.cz|access-date=25 October 2012|language=cs}}
George McGovern, 90, American politician and USAAF pilot, U.S. Representative (1957–1961) and Senator (1963–1981), 1972 Democratic Party presidential nominee.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20021435|title=George McGovern, Richard Nixon challenger, dies|work=BBC News |access-date=2012-10-21|date=2012-10-21}}
Steve Paul, 71, American nightclub owner (The Scene) and artist manager (Johnny Winter).{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Douglas|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/nyregion/steve-paul-owner-of-the-former-scene-nightclub-dies-at-71.html|title=Steve Paul, Owner of the Former Scene Nightclub, Dies at 71|work=The New York Times|date=2012-10-23|access-date=2012-10-29}}
Irene Treppler, 86, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1973–1985) and Missouri Senate (1985–1997), dementia.[https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/funeral-friday-for-irene-treppler-author-of-potty-parity-law/article_f6fd9b36-29cb-56e7-a834-ae2f797bb188.html Funeral Friday for Irene Treppler, author of potty parity law]
William Walker, 99, British fighter pilot (Battle of Britain), stroke.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20040676|title=BBC News – Battle of Britain RAF hero William Walker dies at age 99|publisher=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=23 October 2012|date=2012-10-23}}
Run Wrake, 46, British animator and film director, cancer.[https://www2.bfi.org.uk//news/obituary-run-wrake Run Wrake, 1965-2012]

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Nayden Apostolov, 64, Bulgarian geographer, theorist, writer and professor.[https://archive.today/20151226132118/http://primo.nalis.bg/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&vl(1UI0)=contains&scp.scps=scope:(ALL)&vl(28101403UI1)=all_items&frbg=&tab=default_tab&dstmp=1451135853653&srt=rank&vl(12610808UI0)=any&ct=search&mode=Basic&dum=true&tb=t&indx=1&vl(freeText0)=%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD+%D0%90%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2&fn=search&vid=NALIS_VIEW National Academic Library]

*Bidushi Dash Barde, 23, Indian actress and model, bleeding from lacerations.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Former-beauty-queen-Bidushi-Dash-Barde-found-dead-in-Andheri-flat/Article1-949242.aspx |title=Former beauty queen, Bidushi Dash Barde, found dead in Andheri flat |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=24 October 2012 |access-date=25 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026232131/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Former-beauty-queen-Bidushi-Dash-Barde-found-dead-in-Andheri-flat/Article1-949242.aspx |archive-date=26 October 2012 }} (body discovered on this date)

Betty Binns Fletcher, 89, American federal judge (9th Circuit Court of Appeals).{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/us/betty-binns-fletcher-liberal-federal-judge-dies-at-89.html|title=Betty Binns Fletcher Dies at 89; Liberal Stalwart on the Bench|publisher=NY Times|date=2012-10-23|access-date=2012-10-23|first=Douglas|last=Martin}}
Amrita Chaudhry, 40, Indian journalist, road accident.{{cite web | url=http://cityairnews.com/content/shocking-news-indian-express-staffer-amrita-chaudhary-expires-road-accident | title=SHOCKING NEWS: Indian Express staffer Amrita Chaudhary expires in road accident | date=12 October 2012 }}
Carolyn Conwell, 82, American actress (Torn Curtain, The Young and the Restless).{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=161544995|title=Obituary for actress Carolyn Conwell|publisher=Legacy.com|date=2012-10-22|access-date=2012-12-08}}
Leroy Coury, Kittitian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/51603.html|title = Leroy Coury profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos}}
Claire Dan, 92, Australian philanthropist, Founder and Life President of the Sydney International Piano Competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.sipca.com.au|title=Australian philanthropist Claire Dan passed away on 22 October 2012|publisher=Sydney International Piano Competition|date=12 December 2012|access-date=15 January 2013}}
Don W. East, 67, American politician.{{Cite web|url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/state_region/n-c-sen-don-east-dies-at/article_47d21f03-f387-5c14-845f-cde866c97fa7.html|title = N.C. Sen. Don East dies at 67| date=22 October 2012 }}
Ahmad Ghabel, 58, Iranian religious scholar and political dissident, brain tumor.{{cite web|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-ahmad-ghabel-dead/24748342.html|title=Prominent Iranian Dissident Cleric Ahmad Ghabel Dies|publisher=Radio Free Europe|date=24 October 2012|access-date=24 October 2012}}
Arthur Jensen, 89, American psychologist, educator and author, Parkinson's disease.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/record-bee/obituary.aspx?n=arthur-jensen&pid=160674984|title=Obituary for American psychologist, educator and author Arthur Jensen|publisher=Legacy.com|date=2012-10-22|access-date=2012-10-28}}
Jack Lumsden, 85, British Olympic modern pentathlete.{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/34791|title = Olympedia – Michael Lumsden}}
Russell Means, 72, American Ogala Lakota activist and actor (Pocahontas, The Last of the Mohicans, Pathfinder), esophageal cancer.{{cite news|author=Dirk Lammers, Associated Press|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/22/russell-means-indian-activist-actor-dies-at-72/1649177|title=Russell Means, Indian activist, actor, dies at 72|work=USA Today|access-date=2013-01-16|date=2012-10-22}}
Chuckie Merlino, 73, American mobster (Philadelphia crime family).{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20121023_Mobster_Chuckie_Merlino_dies_in_federal_prison_in_Texas.html|title=Mobster 'Chuckie' Merlino dies in federal prison in Texas|publisher=philly.com|date=2012-10-23|access-date=2012-10-23}}
Mike Morris, 66, British television presenter (TV-am), heart failure.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/oct/23/mike-morris|title=Mike Morris obituary|work=The Guardian |access-date=23 October 2012|location=London|first=Anthony|last=Hayward|date=2012-10-23}}
Shubha Phutela, 21, Indian film actress and model, multiple organ failure.{{cite web|author=IANS|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/287338/tamil-actress-shubha-phutela-dead.html|title=Tamil actress Shubha Phutela dead|date=23 October 2012|publisher=Deccanherald.com|access-date=23 October 2012}}
Gabrielle Roth, 71, American dancer and musician, lung cancer.{{cite web|url=http://uwgpsychology.org/2012/obituary-gabrielle-roth|title=Obituary: Gabrielle Roth|publisher=Uwgpsychology.org|date=October 23, 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Donald Takayama, 68, American surfer, member of the International Surfing Hall of Fame (1991), complications from heart surgery.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-oct-25-la-me-donald-takayama-20121025-story.html Surfer known for longboard designs]
Sir Wilson Whineray, 77, New Zealand rugby union player and businessman (Carter Holt Harvey).{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10842149|title=All Blacks great Sir Wilson Whineray passes away|publisher=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=22 October 2012|date=2012-10-22}}

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Barouh Berkovits, 86, Czech-born American bioengineer.{{cite web|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary-print.aspx?n=Barouh-Berkovits&lc=7323&pid=160615156&mid=5281962|title=Obituary for Barouh Berkovits at|publisher=Obits.dignitymemorial.com|date=October 23, 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}
William Joel Blass, 95, American judge and politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1953–1960).{{cite web|url=http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Ex-Mississippi-Supreme-Court-Justice-Blass-dies-3975971.php|title=Ex-Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Blass dies|publisher=ctpost.com|access-date=2012-10-23}} {{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Wilhelm Brasse, 94, Polish photographer, prisoner in Auschwitz during World War II.{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/gesellschaft/auschwitz-fotograf-wilhelm-brasse-und-antoni-dobrowolski-tot-a-862995.html|title=Auschwitz-Fotograf Wilhelm Brasse ist tot|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=23 October 2012|publisher=spiegel.de|access-date=2012-10-23}}
Roland de la Poype, 92, French fighter pilot.{{cite web|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/ces-gens-la/deces-de-roland-la-poype-pilote-du-normandie-niemen-et-compagnon-de-la-liberation-24-10-2012-1520550_264.php|title=Décès de Roland La Poype, pilote du Normandie-Niémen et Compagnon de la Libération|publisher=Lepoint.fr|date=2012-10-19|language=fr|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Philippe Di Santo, 62, Belgian footballer (R. Charleroi S.C., Sint-Truiden, Delfino Pescara 1936) and coach (K.A.S. Eupen), following a long illness.{{cite web|url=http://www.walfoot.be/fra/news/lis/2012-10-26/las-eupen-est-en-deuil|title=L'AS Eupen est en deuil|date=26 October 2012|publisher=walfoot.be|access-date=2012-10-26|language=fr}}
Sunil Gangopadhyay, 78, Indian writer and poet, cardiac arrest.{{cite web|url=http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=234937&cid=1|title=Sunil Gangopadhyay dies|publisher=bdnews24.com|access-date=2012-10-23}} {{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Hughie Hay, 80, Scottish footballer.{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20121024/afc-former-player-hughie-hay_2212158_2959165|title=AFC Former Player Hughie Hay|date=24 October 2012|access-date=2012-10-25|publisher=Aberdeen F.C.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213732/http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20121024/afc-former-player-hughie-hay_2212158_2959165|archive-date=2016-02-03}}
Corrado Lojacono, 88, Italian singer ("Carina") and actor (Howlers in the Dock), kidney failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.ildiscobolo.net/Biografia%20di%20Lojacono%20Corrado.htm|title=Biografia Di Corrado Lojacono|publisher=ildiscobolo.net|access-date=2024-10-06|language=it}}
Jozef Mannaerts, 89, Belgian footballer (K.R.C. Mechelen).{{cite web|url=http://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/detail_deces-d-un-ancien-diable-rouge?id=7861916|title=Décès d'un ancien Diable Rouge|date=23 October 2012|publisher=rtbf.be|access-date=2012-10-24|language=fr}}
Michael Marra, 60, Scottish musician and songwriter, throat cancer.{{cite web|date= 25 October 2012|url=http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/obituaries/obituary-michael-marra-singer-songwriter-1-2596673|title=Obituary: Michael Marra, singer–songwriter|publisher=Scotsman.com|access-date=2012-10-25}}

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Peggy Ahern, 95, American child actress (Our Gang).{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/peggy-ahern-our-gang-actress-dies-at-95-1118061756/|title=Peggy Ahern, 'Our Gang' actress, dies at 95|publisher=Variety|access-date=2012-11-06}}
Hannie Bal, 91, Dutch painter.['Schilderen met Verve', AD Haagsche Courant, 21 November 2012]
Janet Berliner, 73, South African-born American science fiction author.{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2012/10/janet-berliner-gluckman-1939-2012|title=Janet Berliner-Gluckman (1939-2012)|publisher=Locus|date=2012-10-25|access-date=2012-10-26}}
Anita Björk, 89, Swedish actress.{{cite web|url=http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18617987.html|title=Décès de l'actrice Anita Björk|date=24 October 2012 |publisher=Allocine.fr|access-date=24 October 2012|language=fr}}
Jeff Blatnick, 55, American Olympic gold medal-winning (1984) wrestler and sports commentator, complications following heart surgery.{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/former-ufc-commentator-jeff-blatnick-passes-away-at-age-55?vbox=1|title=Former UFC Commentator Jeff Blatnick Passes Away at Age 55|date=24 October 2012 |publisher=mmaweekly.com|access-date=2012-10-24}}
Phil Bygrave, 83, New Zealand field hockey player.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/by/phil-bygrave-1.html |title=Phil Bygrave Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |website=www.sports-reference.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070304/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/by/phil-bygrave-1.html |archive-date=18 April 2020 }}
Juanita Casey, 87, Irish novelist and poet.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/juanita-casey-writer-artist-and-horse-breeder-who-lived-the-archetypal-bohemian-life-8382233.html|title = Juanita Casey: Writer, artist and horse breeder who lived the|website = Independent.co.uk|date = 4 December 2012}}
Bill Dees, 73, American musician and songwriter ("Oh, Pretty Woman", "It's Over"), brain tumor.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/arts/bill-dees-73-orbison-collaborator-dies.html|title=Bill Dees, 73, Orbison Collaborator, Dies|publisher=NY Times|access-date=2012-11-01|first=William|last=Yardley|date=2012-11-01}}
Rostyslav Dotsenko, 81, Ukrainian translator, literary critic, and author.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

* Margaret Osborne duPont, 94, American tennis player, winner of 37 Grand Slam titles.{{cite web|url=http://www.globaltvbc.com/sports/margaret+osbourne+dupont+6-time+grand+slam+singles+champion+dies+at+94+in+texas/6442741203/story.html|title=Margaret Osbourne DuPont, 6-time Grand Slam singles champion, dies at 94 in Texas|publisher=globaltvbc.com|access-date=2012-10-25|archive-date=2012-10-28|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028192633/http://www.globaltvbc.com/sports/margaret+osbourne+dupont+6-time+grand+slam+singles+champion+dies+at+94+in+texas/6442741203/story.html}}

Eusebius Politylo, 84, Ukrainian Orthodox hierarch, Metropolitan of Rivne and Ostroh (2005–2012).{{cite news|url=http://risu.org.ua/ua/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc_kp/50003|publisher=Official UOC KP Site|script-title=uk:Упокоївся митрополит УПЦ КП Євсевій (Політило)|language=uk|date=2012-10-24|access-date=2012-10-24}}
Alfred Schakron, 51, Lebanese-born Belizean businessman, shot.{{cite news|url=http://amandala.com.bz/news/death-waited-coney-drive|first=Albert J.|last=Ciego|title=Death waited on Coney Drive|work=Amandala|date=2012-10-26|access-date=2012-10-28}}
Peter Wright, 78, English footballer (Colchester United F.C.).{{cite web|url=http://www.cu-fc.com/news/article/251012-peter-wright-obituary-446297.aspx|title=Colchester United footballer Peter Wright dead at age 78|date=25 October 2012|publisher=Colchester United FC website|access-date=26 October 2012}}

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Michael Daniel Ambatchew, 45, Ethiopian children's book writer.{{Cite web|url=http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/Dr_Michael_Daniel_Ambatchew/Homepage.aspx|title=Dr. Michael Daniel Ambatchew's Loving Memorial Website|access-date=2020-12-03|archive-date=2022-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821193029/http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/Dr_Michael_Daniel_Ambatchew/Homepage.aspx|url-status=dead}}
Rafiqul Anwar, 59, Bangladeshi politician, liver ailment.{{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2012/10/25/ex-mp-rafiqul-anwar-is-dead|title = Ex-MP Rafiqul Anwar is dead}}
Aude, 65, Canadian writer, leukemia.{{Cite web|url=http://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-litteraire/2012/10/29/lauteure-quebecoise-aude-est-decedee/|title = L'Auteure québécoise Aude est décédée| date=29 October 2012 }}
Jacques Barzun, 104, French-born American historian.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/arts/jacques-barzun-historian-and-scholar-dies-at-104.html|title=Jacques Barzun Historian and Scholar Died at 104|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2012-10-26|first=Edward|last=Rothstein|date=2012-10-25}}
Dimitris Beis, 84, Greek politician, Mayor of Athens (1979–1986), cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.phantis.com/news/former-athens-mayor-dimitris-beis-dies |title=Former Athens mayor Dimitris Beis dies |publisher=Phantis.com |date=26 October 2012 |access-date=2013-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028100448/http://www.phantis.com/news/former-athens-mayor-dimitris-beis-dies |archive-date=28 October 2012 }}
Jaspal Bhatti, 57, Indian actor (Flop Show) and comedian, traffic collision.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/comedian-jaspal-bhatti-dies-in-road-accident/article4030079.ece|title=Comedian Jaspal Bhatti dies in road accident|work=The Hindu|access-date=25 October 2012|location=Chennai, India|date=2012-10-25}}
Max Brown, Australian politician.{{cite SA-parl |pid=2501 |name=Max Brown |former=yes |access-date=19 August 2022}}
Cesare Canevari, 85, Italian actor, director and screenwriter (Matalo!, A Man for Emmanuelle).{{cite news|title=Omaggio a Cesare Canevari, un regista poco italiano|url=http://www.fondazionecsc.it/events_detail.jsp?IDAREA=16&ID_EVENT=698>EMPLATE=ct_home.jsp|access-date=29 May 2015|publisher=Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia|date=2012-11-12}}
John Cannon, 86, English historian.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Hadley Castille, 79, American Cajun fiddler.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kplctv.com/story/19917179/louisiana-fiddling-legend-hadley-castille-dies|title = Louisiana fiddling legend Hadley Castille dies| date=26 October 2012 }}
John Connelly, 74, English footballer (Burnley F.C.), cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/john-connelly-1938-2012-251012-446680.aspx|title=Burnley F.C.'s John Connelly dead (1938-2012)|publisher=burnleyfootballclub.com|access-date=25 October 2012|archive-date=28 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028092629/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/john-connelly-1938-2012-251012-446680.aspx}}
Piermassimiliano Dotto, 42, Italian rugby union player, heart attack.{{cite web|author=Corriere del Veneto|url=http://corrieredelveneto.corriere.it/veneto/notizie/cronaca/2012/26-ottobre-2012/rugby-piero-dotto-ucciso-un-infarto-2112429179426.shtml|title=Rugby, Piero Dotto ucciso da un infarto|publisher=Corrieredelveneto.corriere.it|access-date=5 November 2012|language=it}}
Roger Gibbs, 80, New Zealand swimmer.{{Cite web|url=https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary-preview.aspx?n=roger-woodward-gibbs-jp&pid=160781972|title = Roger Woodward GIBBS Obituary (2012) the New Zealand Herald}}
Jacques Goimard, 78, French writer, Parkinson's disease.{{cite web|author=Jean-Claude Vantroyan|url=http://archives.lesoir.be/jacques-goimard-est-mort_t-20121026-025A9Q.html|title=Jacques Goimard est mort|publisher=Lesoir.be|access-date=29 October 2012}}
Aung Gyi, 93, Burmese politician, cardiac arrest.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/aung-gyi-senior-myanmar-army-officer-who-later-helped-found-pro-democracy-party-dies-at-93/|title=Aung Gyi, senior Myanmar army officer who later helped found pro-democracy party, dies at 93|publisher=Fox News|date=26 June 2012|access-date=25 October 2012}}
Balázs Győrffy, 74, Hungarian-born American physicist.{{cite web|url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/physics/news/2012/76.html|title=Physicist Balázs Győrffy dead|publisher=School of Physics, University of Bristol|date=26 October 2012|access-date=16 January 2013|archive-date=3 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103010946/http://www.bristol.ac.uk/physics/news/2012/76.html}}
Olga Jančić, 83, Serbian sculptor.{{cite web|url=http://www.mondo.rs/s264728/Zabava/Kultura/Preminula_vajarka_Olga_Jancic.html|title=Preminula vajarka Olga Jančić|language=hr|publisher=Mondo.rs|date=27 October 2012|access-date=17 January 2013}}
Alexander Lapin, 67, Russian photographer.{{Cite web|url=https://lenta.ru/news/2012/10/25/lapin/|script-title=ru:Умер фотограф Александр Лапин|trans-title=Photographer Alexander Lapin Died|website=lenta.ru|date=25 October 2012|language=ru|access-date=10 September 2021}}
James Gibson Lorimer, 89, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Burnaby-Willingdon (1960–1975; 1979–1983).{{cite web|url=http://www.burnabynewsleader.com/news/177379791.html |title=Former Burnaby alderman, MLA Jim Lorimer passes away |publisher=Burnaby NewsLeader |access-date=2012-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528121202/http://www.burnabynewsleader.com/news/177379791.html |archive-date=2014-05-28 }}
Erich Masurat, 85, German Olympic sports shooter.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095909/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/erich-masurat-1.html Erich Masurat]
Les Mueller, 93, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).{{cite web|url=http://www.bnd.com/2012/10/25/2372890/former-detroit-tigers-pitcher.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118113240/http://www.bnd.com/2012/10/25/2372890/former-detroit-tigers-pitcher.html|archive-date=2013-01-18|title=Former Tigers pitcher, Belleville businessman Les Mueller dies|publisher=Bnd.com|access-date=2012-10-25}}
Emanuel Steward, 68, American Hall of Fame boxing trainer and HBO boxing commentator, complications of diverticulitis.{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20121025/SPORTS18/121025065/emanuel-steward-detroit-kronk-boxing?odyssey=nav%7Chead|title=Detroit Kronk boxing icon Emanuel Steward dead at 68|publisher=freep.com|date=October 25, 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Joop Stokkermans, 75, Dutch composer.{{cite web|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/433210-joop-stokkermans-75-overleden.html|title=Joop Stokkermans (75) overleden|date=25 October 2012 |publisher=NOS|language=nl|access-date=25 October 2012}}
Ronald John Yates, app. 88, Australian businessman, CEO of Qantas.{{cite web|url=http://www.aviationbusiness.com.au/news/former-qantas-chief-ron-yates-passes-away|title=Former Qantas chief Ron Yates passes away|publisher=Aviation Business|date=30 October 2012|access-date=4 December 2012}}

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Mac Ahlberg, 81, Swedish cinematographer (Beverly Hills Cop III, The Brady Bunch Movie, Oscar), heart failure.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/cinematographer-director-mac-ahlberg-dies-1118061776/|title=Cinematographer, director Mac Ahlberg dies|publisher=Variety|date=November 5, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Carlos Azevedo, 63, Portuguese composer and pianist.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/musica/carlos-azevedo-obito-tvi24/1387339-4060.html|title=Morreu o pianista e compositor Carlos Azevedo|publisher=Tvi24.iol.pt|date=26 October 2012|access-date=2 November 2012}}
Richard N. Current, 100, American historian and biographer.{{cite news|last=Italie|first=Hillel|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/us/richard-n-current-civil-war-historian-dies-at-100.html|title=Richard N. Current, Civil War Historian, Dies at 100|work=The New York Times|access-date=2012-11-04|date=2012-11-04}}
Luigi Dadda, 89, Italian computer scientist (Dadda multiplier).{{cite web|url=http://www.ilgiorno.it/lodi/cronaca/2012/10/27/793400-milano-luigi-dadda-morto-politecnico-primo-calcolatore-italiano-universita.shtml|title=Addio a Luigi Dadda Ideò il primo calcolatore italiano|date=27 October 2012|publisher=Ilgiorno.it|access-date=2012-10-28|language=it}}
Arnold Greenberg, 80, American businessman, co-founder of Snapple, cancer.{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/news/nation/2012/11/02/arnold-greenberg-cofounded-snapple-beverage-company/S6DP57Emj7BpdClsSrG8RO/story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175553/http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2012/11/02/arnold-greenberg-cofounded-snapple-beverage-company/S6DP57Emj7BpdClsSrG8RO/story.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|title=Arnold Greenberg, 80, cofounded Snapple beverage company|publisher=Boston.com|date=2012-06-25|access-date=2012-11-05}}

*Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo, 77, Spanish-born Cuban dissident (Alpha 66), heart attack.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/world/americas/eloy-gutierrez-menoyo-cuban-dissident-dies-at-77.html|title=Eloy Gutiérrez-Menoyo, Cuban Dissident, Dies at 77|publisher=NY Times|access-date=2012-10-26|first=Douglas|last=Martin|date=2012-10-26}}

Joža Horvat, 97, Croatian writer.{{cite web|url=http://slobodnadalmacija.hr/Kultura/tabid/81/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/191860/Default.aspx|title=Umro hrvatski književnik i moreplovac Joža Horvat|publisher=Slobodnadalmacija.hr|access-date=2012-10-26|archive-date=2012-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102031759/http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Kultura/tabid/81/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/191860/Default.aspx}}
John M. Johansen, 96, American architect, last surviving member of the Harvard Five, heart failure.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/arts/design/john-m-johansen-last-of-harvard-five-architects-dies-at-96.html|title=John Johansen, 96, Last of 'Harvard Five' Architects, Is Dead|work=The New York Times|author=Fred A. Bernstein|date=October 26, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Alan Kirschenbaum, 51, American television writer and producer (Coach, My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope), suicide.{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/10/m-yes-dear-and-friend-me-co-creator-alan-kirschenbaum-dies-at-51.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121216145243/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/10/m-yes-dear-and-friend-me-co-creator-alan-kirschenbaum-dies-at-51.html|archive-date=2012-12-16|title='Yes, Dear' and 'Friend Me' co-creator Alan Kirschenbaum dies at 51|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=2012-10-29}}
Naoki Miyamoto, 77, Japanese professional Go player, hepatocellular carcinoma.{{cite news|url=http://www.asahi.com/obituaries/intro/OSK201210260206.html?id1=2&id2=cabcbach|script-title=ja:囲碁棋士・宮本直毅九段が死去|date=October 27, 2012|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|language=ja|access-date=2012-10-28}}
Natina Reed, 32, American musician (Blaque) and actress (Bring It On), traffic collision.{{cite web|url=http://www.mycentraljersey.com/usatoday/article/1662733?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CEntertainment%7Cp|title=Singer and 'Bring It On' actress Natina Reed dies at 32|publisher=mycentraljersey.com|date=2012-10-28|access-date=2012-10-28}}
Björn Sieber, 23, Austrian alpine skier, traffic collision.{{cite web|url=http://vorarlberg.orf.at/news/stories/2556240|title=Trauer um Skirennläufer Björn Sieber|date=26 October 2012|language=de|publisher=orf.at|access-date=2013-01-16}}
Alan Stretton, 90, Australian major general, disaster recovery leader (Cyclone Tracy) and AFL player (St. Kilda), haemorrhage.{{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/15236140/cyclone-tracey-recovery-leader-stretton-dies|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105105701/http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/15236140/cyclone-tracey-recovery-leader-stretton-dies|archive-date=2013-01-05|title=Cyclone Tracey recovery leader Stretton dies|publisher=au.news.yahoo.com|access-date=2012-10-28}}
Georges Van Straelen, 55, French footballer (FC Nantes, Girondins de Bordeaux, Toulouse FC, RC Strasbourg) and coach, lung cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.alleztfc.com/actu/deces-de-georges-van-straelen,18473.html|title=Décès de Georges Van Straelen|publisher=alleztfc.com|access-date=2012-10-29|language=fr|archive-date=2012-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030113115/http://www.alleztfc.com/actu/deces-de-georges-van-straelen,18473.html}}
Frank Weddig, 67, American politician, Colorado Senate (1994–2000) and House of Representatives (2000–2004).{{cite web|url=http://www.newcomerdenver.com/obituary.aspx?scr=value&obitid=61915|title=Frank Weddig obituary|publisher=Newcomerdenver.com|access-date=2012-10-31}}

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Shirley Ballard, 87, American actress, director and screenwriter.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/8942%7C140113/Shirley-Ballard/#overview|title=Shirley Ballard Filmography|website=TCM|access-date=28 July 2023}}
Anatoly Betekhtin, 81, Russian military commander.{{cite web|url=http://stat.doc.mil.ru/documents/quick_search/more.htm?id=11433768@egNPA|title=Mention of Anatoly Betekhtin's death (Приказ Министра обороны Российской Федерации № 3388 от 29 октября 2012 г. "Об организации похорон умершего генерала армии в отставке А.В.Бетехтина")|date=October 30, 2012|language=ru|access-date=2013-01-15}}
Ian Buist, 82, British diplomat.{{cite news|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/155738/buist-ian-john-latto-farquharson.-c.-b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213732/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/155738/buist-ian-john-latto-farquharson.-c.-b|archive-date=February 3, 2016|title=BUIST (Ian) John Latto Farquharson. C.B.|publisher=Daily Telegraph|date=2012-10-29|access-date=2012-10-29|location=London}}
Terry Callier, 67, American singer-songwriter, cancer.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/arts/music/terry-callier-singer-and-songwriter-dies-at-67.html|title=Terry Callier, Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 67|work=New York Times|date=2012-10-30|access-date=2012-10-31|first=Ben|last=Sisario}}
Robert W. Castle, 83, American Episcopal priest and actor (Philadelphia).{{cite news|last=Fox|first=Margalit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/nyregion/robert-w-castle-jr-outspoken-harlem-priest-dies-at-83.html|title=Robert W. Castle Jr., Episcopal Priest Who Turned Anger Into Activism, Dies at 83|work=The New York Times|date=2012-11-06|access-date=2012-11-11}}
Angelo Maria Cicolani, 60, Italian politician, Senator for Rieti (since 2001).{{cite web|url=http://www.agi.it/english-version/italy/elenco-notizie/201210271955-pol-ren1047-senator_angelo_cicolani_passes_away |title=Senator Angelo Cicolani passes away |publisher=AGI.it |date=27 October 2012 |access-date=27 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029181517/http://www.agi.it/english-version/italy/elenco-notizie/201210271955-pol-ren1047-senator_angelo_cicolani_passes_away |archive-date=29 October 2012 }}
Joe Cinderella, 85, American guitarist and educator.{{Cite web|url=https://jazztimes.com/news/guitarist-joe-cinderella-dies-at-85/|title=Guitarist Joe Cinderella Dies at 85}}
Dick de Fegely, 84, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council (1985–1999).{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=24 |title=Parliament of Victoria – Re-Member |publisher=Parliament.vic.gov.au |access-date=2013-09-05}}
Regina Dourado, 59, Brazilian actress, breast cancer.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2012/10/morre-em-salvador-atriz-baiana-regina-dourado.html |title=Morre em Salvador a atriz baiana Regina Dourado |publisher=g1.globo.com |language=pt |date=2012-10-27 |access-date=2012-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030202010/http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2012/10/morre-em-salvador-atriz-baiana-regina-dourado.html |archive-date=2012-10-30 }}
Jacques Dupin, 85, French poet and critic.{{cite news|url=http://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/actualites/20121029.OBS7410/la-mort-de-jacques-dupin.html|title=La mort de Jacques Dupin|last=Caviglioli|first=David|date=29 October 2012|publisher=Le Nouvel Observateur|language=fr|access-date=30 October 2012}}
Dmitry Gayev, 61, Russian civil servant, head of Moscow Metro, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.lenta.ru/news/2012/10/28/gaev|title=Б Пняяхх: Слеп Щйя-Мювюкэмхй Лняйнбяйнцн Лерпн Длхрпхи Цюеб|publisher=Lenta.ru|access-date=2012-10-28}}
Illar Hallaste, 53, Estonian cleric, politician, lawyer, and businessman.[http://www.postimees.ee/1021108/suri-illar-hallaste/ "Suri Illar Hallaste"] Postimees, 27.10.2012
Hans Werner Henze, 86, German composer (Symphony No. 9, Elegy for Young Lovers, The Raft of the Medusa).{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20109290|title=Famed German composer Hans Werner Henze dies|publisher=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=27 October 2012|date=2012-10-27}}

*Eduardo Herrera Riera, 85, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Carora (1994–2003), cancer.{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bherie|Bishop Eduardo Herrera Riera|21 January 2015}}

John LoVetere, 76, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants).{{cite web|url=http://www.wilsonpost.com/obituaries/9255-former-nfl-player-john-m-lovetere-76|date=October 31, 2012|title=Former NFL player John M. LoVetere dead at 76|access-date=2013-01-15|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217021330/http://www.wilsonpost.com/obituaries/9255-former-nfl-player-john-m-lovetere-76|archive-date=February 17, 2013}}
Felix Eugenio Mkhori, 81, Malawian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Chikwawa (1979–2001) and Lilongwe (2001–2007).{{cite web|url=http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/10/27/malawi-catholic-church-grieves-death-of-bishop-mkhori-pac-pays-tribute |title=Malawi Catholic church grieves death of Bishop Mkhori |publisher=Nyasatimes.com |date=27 October 2012 |access-date=17 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029053841/http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/10/27/malawi-catholic-church-grieves-death-of-bishop-mkhori-pac-pays-tribute/ |archive-date=29 October 2012 }}
Terry Owens, 68, American football player (San Diego Chargers), Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).{{cite web|url=http://www.sheltonfuneralhome.net/obits/obituary.php?id=222339|title=Terry Owens obituary|date=2012-10-27|access-date=2013-01-16}}
Rodney S. Quinn, 89, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (1974–1978), Secretary of State of Maine (1979–1988), pneumonia.{{cite web|url=http://www.pressherald.com/news/longtime-maine-democratic-leader-dies_2012-10-30.html|title=Longtime Maine Democratic leader dies|publisher=Portland Press Herald|date=2012-10-29|access-date=2012-10-30}}
Alan Shaxon, 78, British magician.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2012/11/alan-shaxon|title=Alan Shaxon|publisher=TheStage.co.uk|date=2012-11-20|access-date=2013-01-16}}
Göran Stangertz, 68, Swedish actor and director, throat cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article15683524.ab|title=Aftonbladet Göran Stangertz har avlidit|date=28 October 2012 |publisher=aftonbladet.se|access-date=2012-10-28}}
Ray Torres, 54, Mexican baseball player.{{cite web|url=http://es-us.deportes.yahoo.com/noticias/muere-miembro-sal%C3%B3n-fama-beisbol-mexicano-raymundo-torres-035800530--spt.html |title=Muere miembro de Salón de la Fama de Beisbol Mexicano, Raymundo Torres |publisher=Yahoo! News Network |access-date=2013-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213733/https://es-us.deportes.yahoo.com/noticias/muere-miembro-sal%C3%B3n-fama-beisbol-mexicano-raymundo-torres-035800530--spt.html |archive-date=2016-02-03 }}
Bill White, 51, American animator.{{cite web|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=William-White&lc=7886&pid=160728997&mid=5287406|title=William White obituary by Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, Scituate, Massachusetts|publisher=Obits.dignitymemorial.com|access-date=2012-11-01}}

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Vitaliy Alisevich, 45, Belarusian hammer thrower, heart problem.{{cite web |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/news/latest-news/496-general/11537-belarus-former-world-junior-champion-vitaliy-alisevich-dies.html |title=Belarus' former world junior champion Vitaliy Alisevich dies |website=www.european-athletics.org |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111190143/http://www.european-athletics.org/news/latest-news/496-general/11537-belarus-former-world-junior-champion-vitaliy-alisevich-dies.html |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}
Robert Amft, 95, American painter, sculptor, photographer, and designer.{{Cite web |url=http://www.robertamft.net/ |title=Robert Amft - AMFT |access-date=2020-12-03 |archive-date=2011-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116065523/http://www.robertamft.net/ }}
Merry Anders, 78, American actress (Maverick, Bonanza).[http://westernboothill.blogspot.se/2013/01/rip-merry-anders.html RIP Merry Anders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130124939/http://westernboothill.blogspot.se/2013/01/rip-merry-anders.html |date=2014-01-30 }}, westernboothill.blogspot.se
François Arnal, 88, French painter and sculptor.{{Cite web|url=http://imagoart.e-monsite.com/pages/mopnograpies-dvd/arnal-francois.html|title=Arnal François}}
Bertil Bäckvall, 89, Swedish footballer and football manager.{{Cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=1026|title = Bertil Bäckvall, international footballer}}
Gordon Bilney, 73, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives for Kingston (1983–1996).{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/farewell-to-gordon-bilney-a-labor-man-who-was-one-of-a-kind/story-fn59niix-1226505661361|title=Farewell to Gordon Bilney A Labor Man Who was One of a Kind|work=The Australian|access-date=2012-10-30|date=2012-10-30}}
Bob Brunner, 78, American television writer and producer (Diff'rent Strokes, Happy Days, The Odd Couple), heart attack.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/scene/news/bob-brunner-happy-days-writer-dies-1118061908/|title=Bob Brunner, 'Happy Days' writer, dies|publisher=Variety|date=November 8, 2012|access-date=2013-01-15}}
John Cheffers, 76, Australian sports administrator and footballer.{{cite web|title=Tribute to John Cheffers|url=http://tributes.canberratimes.com.au/obituaries/canberratimes-au/obituary.aspx?n=john-cheffers&pid=160782653|work=Canberra Times|access-date=2012-11-07|archive-date=2015-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123194048/http://tributes.canberratimes.com.au/obituaries/canberratimes-au/obituary-preview.aspx?n=john-cheffers&pid=160782653&referrer=3096}}
Nicki R. Crick, 54, American psychologist.{{Cite journal|url=http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/remembering-nicki-r-crick|title = Remembering Nicki R. Crick|journal = Aps Observer|date = 30 January 2013|volume = 26|issue = 2|last1 = Murray-Close|first1 = Dianna|last2 = Ostrov|first2 = Jamie M.|last3 = Nelson|first3 = David|last4 = Rose|first4 = Amanda|last5 = Leff|first5 = Stephen|last6 = Cicchetti|first6 = Dante}}
Jack Dellal, 89, British property investor, natural causes.{{cite web |author=Deirdre Hipwell |author2=Chris Johnston|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/property-magnate-jack-dellal-dies-aged-89-0skn57nts7t|title=Property magnate Jack Dellal dies, aged 83|work=The Times|date=2012-10-25|access-date=2012-10-29}}
Heinrich Karlen, 90, Swiss-born Zimbabwean Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Bulawayo (1974–1997).{{cite web|author=Josef Bossart|url=http://www.kipa-apic.ch/index.php?na=0,0,0,0,d&ki=236733|title=Aus der Schweiz stammender Erzbischof in Simbabwe gestorben|publisher=Katholische Internationale Presseagentur|date=2012-10-29|access-date=2012-10-30}}
Susan Murphy-Milano, 52, American author, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://scaredmonkeys.com/2012/10/30/daily-commentary-tuesday-october-30-2012-susan-murphy-milano-loses-her-long-battle-with-cancer|title=Susan Murphy-Milano Loses Her Long Battle With Cancer|publisher=Scared Monkeys|access-date=2012-11-05}}
George Riashi, 78, Lebanese Melkite Catholic hierarch, Archbishop of Tripoli (1995–2010).{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|briashi|Archbishop George Riashi, B.C.|21 January 2015}}
Mel Spence, 76, Jamaican Olympic sprinter.{{cite web|url=http://opm.gov.jm/v2/news_and_public_affairs/melville-spence-international-repute-through-talent-and-good-values-says-pm-simpson-miller |title=Melville Spence: international repute through talent and good values, says PM Simpson Miller | Government of Jamaica Office of the Prime Minister |publisher=Opm.gov.jm |date=2012-11-01 |access-date=2012-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109053704/http://opm.gov.jm/v2/news_and_public_affairs/melville-spence-international-repute-through-talent-and-good-values-says-pm-simpson-miller |archive-date=2012-11-09 }}
Tie the Knot, 18, Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Sydney Cup (1998, 1999) and Chipping Norton Stakes (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002).[http://formguide.cyberhorse.com.au/2012102857176/Australia/Tie-The-Knot-Dies-Aged-18.html Tie The Knot Dies Aged 18 Australia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213732/http://formguide.cyberhorse.com.au/2012102857176/Australia/Tie-The-Knot-Dies-Aged-18.html |date=2016-02-03 }} (death announced on this date)
Gaetano Tumiati, 94, Italian novelist and journalist, won 1976 Premio Campiello.{{cite news|title=Addio a Gaetano Tumiati|url=http://cultura.panorama.it/libri/gaetano-tumiati-morto|newspaper=Panorama|date=29 October 2012|language=it|access-date=2013-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105070633/http://cultura.panorama.it/libri/gaetano-tumiati-morto|archive-date=2013-01-05}}

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Brenda Agard, 51, British photographer, poet and storyteller.{{Cite web|url=http://new.diaspora-artists.net/display_item.php?id=73&table=artists|title = Diaspora-artists: View details}}
Warsame Shire Awale, 61, Somali poet and writer, shooting.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20135824|title=Somali poet Warsame Shire Awale killed by gunmen|publisher=Bbc.co.uk|date=30 October 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}
Letitia Baldrige, 86, American etiquette expert, White House Social Secretary, osteoarthritis with cardiac complications.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/us/letitia-baldrige-etiquette-maven-dies-at-86.html|title=Letitia Baldrige, Etiquette Maven, Dies at 86|last=Gates|first=Anita|work=The New York Times|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=2013-01-17}}
J. Bernlef, 75, Dutch writer.{{cite web|url=http://www.nu.nl/boek/2945457/schrijver-bernlef-overleden.html|title=Schrijver Bernlef overleden|date=29 October 2012|publisher=Nu.nl|language=nl|access-date=2013-01-16}}
George Bossy, 85, Canadian Olympic sprint canoer and football player.{{cite web|last=Delean|first=Paul|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Obituary+Olympian+George+Bossy+played+Alouettes+McGill/7491095/story.html|title=Obituary: Olympian George Bossy played for Alouettes and McGill|publisher=Montrealgazette.com|date=2012-11-02|access-date=2012-11-09|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129042241/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Obituary+Olympian+George+Bossy+played+Alouettes+McGill/7491095/story.html|archive-date=2013-01-29}}
Valerie Todd Davies, 92, Australian zoologist.{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/leading-light-in-world-of-arachnids-20130106-2cb3n.html|title=Leading light in world of arachnids|date=6 January 2013}}
Thomas Delworth, 83, Canadian diplomat and academic.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/diplomat-thomas-delworth-had-brilliant-government-career-dies-at-83/article5327026/|title=Diplomat Thomas Delworth had brilliant government career, dies at 83|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=14 November 2012}}
Cordelia Edvardson, 83, Swedish journalist and Holocaust survivor.{{cite news|author=Tweet Ola Billger Svenska Dagbladets redaktionschef|url=http://www.svd.se/kultur/cordelia-edvardson-har-avlidit_7625918.svd|title=Cordelia Edvardson har avlidit|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet|language=sv|publisher=Svd.se|date=2012-10-29|access-date=2012-11-02}}
John Hind Farmer, 95, British soldier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9712479/John-Farmer.html|title = John Farmer| date=29 November 2012 }}
Albano Harguindeguy, 85, Argentine general.{{cite web|url=http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/ultimas/20-206643-2012-10-29.html|title=Murió el genocida Albano Harguindeguy|publisher=Página/12|language=es|date=29 October 2012|access-date=2012-10-29}}
Susumu Ishikawa, 79, Japanese voice actor and singer, stomach cancer and emphysema.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-01/puss-n-boots-singer/voice-actor-susumu-ishikawa-passes-away|title=Puss 'n Boots Singer/Voice Actor Susumu Ishikawa Passes Away|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2012-10-30|access-date=2012-11-03}}
Kenneth G. Ryder, 88, American academic, President of Northeastern University (1975–1989).{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southofboston-enterprise/obituary.aspx?n=kenneth-g-ryder&pid=160751731|title=Dr. Kenneth G. Ryder obituary by The Enterprise|publisher=Legacy.com|access-date=2012-10-31}}
Wallace L. W. Sargent, 77, British-born American astronomer, prostate cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.caltech.edu/content/caltech-mourns-passing-wallace-sargent|title=Caltech Mourns the Passing of Wallace L. W. Sargent|publisher=Caltech.edu|access-date=2012-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129012304/http://www.caltech.edu/content/caltech-mourns-passing-wallace-sargent|archive-date=2012-11-29}}
Jack H. Vaughn, 92, American public servant and diplomat, Director of the Peace Corps (1966–1969), cancer.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/us/jack-hood-vaughn-60s-peace-corps-leader-dies.html|title=Jack Hood Vaughn, Who Led Peace Corps in '60s, Dies at 92|work=The New York Times|date=2012-11-01|access-date=2012-11-01|first=Dennis|last=Hevesi}}

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Arjen Arî, 55–56, Kurdish poet and writer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.evrensel.net/haber/81718/arjen-ar-siir-yarismasinda-kazanan-belli-oldu|title = Arjen Arî şiir yarışmasında kazanan belli oldu}}
Franck Biancheri, 51, French politician, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.newropeans-magazine.org/content/view/13348/1/lang,english/|language=fr|title=Franck Biancheri dies|publisher=NewropMag|author=Bruno Paul|date=5 November 2012|access-date=2013-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202042742/http://www.newropeans-magazine.org/content/view/13348/1/lang,english/|archive-date=2 February 2013}}
Jan Crutchfield, 74, American singer and songwriter.{{Cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2012/11/songwriting-great-jan-crutchfield-dies/|title = Songwriting Great Jan Crutchfield Dies|date = 5 November 2012}}
Minardi, 14, American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.{{Cite web|url=https://www.studbook.org.au/horse.aspx?hid=800823&pagetype=STALFERT|title = Australian Stud Book - Horse}}
Samina Raja, 51, Pakistani poet, writer, educationist, and broadcaster, cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/31-Oct-2012/poetess-samina-raja-passes-away|title=Poetess Samina Raja passes away|date=31 October 2012 |publisher=The Nation|access-date=2012-10-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031173805/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/31-Oct-2012/poetess-samina-raja-passes-away|archive-date=2012-10-31}}
Leonard Termo, 77, American actor (Fight Club, Johnny Dangerously).{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lenny-termo-mickey-rourke-seinfeld-384835|title=Character Actor Leonard Termo Dies at 77|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2012-11-02|access-date=2012-11-07|first=Mike|last=Barnes}}
Dan Tieman, 71, American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals), cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.700wlw.com/pages/lancesBlog.html?article=10537330|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116041319/http://www.700wlw.com/pages/lancesBlog.html?article=10537330|archive-date=2013-01-16|title=No gold for you|publisher=700WLW|date=2012-09-21|access-date=2012-11-01}}
Wayland Tunley, 75, British architect.[http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/wayland-tunley-(1937-2012)/5046250.article Wayland Tunley (1937-2012)], bdonline.co.uk, 21 November 2012
Trevor West, 74, Irish academic and politician, Senator for Dublin University (1970–1981, 1982–1983).{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1102/1224326035115.html|title=Funeral tomorrow of former TCD academic and senator|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=2 November 2012|access-date=2013-01-16|archive-date=2012-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102214744/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1102/1224326035115.html}}
Lebbeus Woods, 72, American architect and artist.{{cite web|url=http://www.archdaily.com/288469/lebbeus-woods-experimental-architect-dies|title=Lebbeus Woods, Experimental Architect, Dies|publisher=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=2012-10-30}}

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Gae Aulenti, 84, Italian architect and designer.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/arts/gae-aulenti-musee-dorsay-architect-dies-at-84.html|publisher=NY Times|title=Gae Aulenti, Musée d'Orsay Architect, Dies at 84|access-date=2012-11-01|first=Douglas|last=Martin|date=2012-11-01}}
Hugh Bell, 85, American photographer.{{Cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=161264503|title = Hugh C. Bell Obituary (2012) New York Times|website = Legacy.com}}
Frederick C. Blesse, 91, American general.{{Cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/7367|title = Frederick Blesse - Recipient -}}
June Blundell, Lady Blundell, 90, New Zealand charity patron, widow of former governor-general Sir Denis Blundell.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7894252/Lady-June-Blundell-dies-at-90|title=Lady June Blundell dies at 90|publisher=Stuff |date=2012-11-01|access-date=2012-11-01}}
Nona Byrne, 90, British Building Society founder and philanthropist.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/9819551/Nona-Byrne.html|title=Nona Byrne, who has died aged 90, was a great-granddaughter of a reforming Viceroy of India and followed her ancestor's enlightened example in her role as the first woman chairman of a building society — the Catholic Building Society, which she founded with her husband in 1960|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=2013-01-23|date=2013-01-23|location=London}}
Brian Cobby, 83, British actor, voice of the speaking clock (1985–2007).{{cite news|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10025579.Speaking_clock_actor_Brian_Cobby_dies_aged_83/?ref=nt|title=Speaking clock actor Brian Cobby dies aged 83|work=The Argus|access-date=2012-11-04|date=2012-11-04|author=Walker, Emily}}
George G. Crawford, 92, American judge and politician.{{Cite web|url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/5651|title=George G. Crawford|work=JoinCalifornia|access-date=December 17, 2023}}
Alfons Demming, 84, German Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (1976–1998).{{cite web|url=http://kirchensite.de/aktuelles/news-aktuelles/datum/2012/11/01/trauer-um-weihbischof-alfons-demming|title=Bistum Münster trauert um Weihbischof Alfons Demming|language=de|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=2013-01-16}}
Jack Finck, 82, Australian football player (Collingwood).{{cite web|url=http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/tabid/5586/default.aspx?newsid=150815|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231004103/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/tabid/5586/default.aspx?newsid=150815|archive-date=2012-12-31|title=Collingwood mourns the loss of Jack Finck|publisher=Collingwoodfc.com.au|date=2012-11-07|access-date=2012-11-18}}
John Fitch, 95, American racing driver, Merkel cell carcinoma.{{cite web|last=Klein|first=Don|url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20121031/ALMS/121019873|title=Racing legend John Fitch dies at 95|publisher=Autoweek|work=autoweek.com|date=2012-10-31|access-date=2012-10-31}}
Alexander Kibrik, 73, Russian linguist (Moscow State University).{{cite web|url=http://dlc.hypotheses.org/317|title=Alexander Kibrik obituary (26.03.1939-31.10.2012)|publisher=Diversity Linguistics Comment|date=2012-11-01|doi=10.58079/nssb |access-date=2012-11-01 |last1=peterarkadiev }}
Fernando Ortíz, 89, Mexican Olympic sailor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/63199|title = Olympedia – Fernando Ortiz}}
Christina Persighetti, 76, British Olympic athlete.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042848/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/christina-persighetti-1.html Christina Persighetti]
John H. Reed, 91, American politician, Governor of Maine (1959–1966), pneumonia.{{cite news|last=Associated Press|title=Former Maine Gov. John Reed dies at 91|url=http://itemlive.com/articles/2012/11/02/updates/updates22.txt|access-date=2012-11-02|newspaper=The Daily Item|date=November 2, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126163436/http://itemlive.com/articles/2012/11/02/updates/updates22.txt|archive-date=January 26, 2013}}

*Faustino Sainz Muñoz, 75, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain (2004–2010), cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.revistaecclesia.com/fallece-el-arzobispo-faustino-sainz-munoz-nuncio-apostolico-a-los-75-anos|title=Fallece el arzobispo Faustino Sainz Muñoz, nuncio apostólico, a los 75 años|date=November 2012|publisher=Revistaecclesia.com|access-date=2012-11-03}}

Teri Shields, 79, American model and actress, complications from dementia.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/arts/teri-shields-brookes-mother-and-manager-dies-at-79.html|title=Teri Shields Dies at 79; Mother and Manager|work=The New York Times|date=2012-11-05|access-date=2012-11-05|first=William|last=Yardley}}
Bernard John Smith, 61, British geologist.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtafki.hu/konyvtar/kiadv/HunGeoBull2012/HunGeoBull_2012_4_352-353.pdf|title=Bernard J. Smith (1951-2012])|access-date=2013-03-24}}
Fergie Sutherland, 81, British–born Irish horse trainer.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/obituaries/fergie-sutherland-3296861.html|title=Fergie Sutherland|work=independent.ie|access-date=2013-03-24|date=2012-12-03}}
Bill Tom, 89, American Olympic gymnast.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015118/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/bill-tom-1.html Bill Tom]
Konstantin Vyrupayev, 82, Russian Olympic medal-winning (1956, 1960) wrestler.{{cite web|url=http://baikal-info.ru/archives/51035|title=Умер легендарный борец Константин Вырупаев|publisher=baikal-info.ru|date=2012-10-31|access-date=2012-10-31}}

References

External links

[https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?death_date=2012-10-01,2012-10-31&adult=include List of October 2012 deaths] at IMDb

*2012-10