December 9, 2012

2012Béla Nagy Abodi, Hungarian painter and academic (born 1918)^[†]

Béla Nagy Abodi was a Hungarian painter, and professor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cluj-Napoca. He studied in the class of Camil Ressu at the Academia de Belle-Arte in Bucharest, and then went to the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest, as a student of István Szőnyi. He served for 5 years in the Hungarian army, and became a war prisoner in USSR. He worked as a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cluj-Napoca.

2012Patrick Moore, English lieutenant, astronomer, and educator (born 1923)^[†]

Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominence in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter.

2012Alex Moulton, English engineer and businessman, founded the Moulton Bicycle Company (born 1920)^[†]

Alexander Eric Moulton was an English engineer and inventor, specialising in suspension design.

2012Jenni Rivera, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1969)^[†]

Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera was an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and producer known for her work within the regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of banda, mariachi and norteño. In life and death, several media outlets including CNN, Billboard, Fox News, and The New York Times have labeled her the most important female figure and top-selling female artist in regional Mexican music. Billboard magazine named her the "top Latin artist of 2013", and the "best selling Latin artist of 2013".

2012Charles Rosen, American pianist and musicologist (born 1927)^[†]

Charles Welles Rosen was an American pianist and writer on music. He is remembered for his career as a concert pianist, for his recordings, and for his many writings, notable among them the book The Classical Style.

2012Riccardo Schicchi, Italian director and producer, co-founded Diva Futura (born 1953)^[†]

Riccardo Schicchi was an Italian pornographer.

2012Norman Joseph Woodland, American inventor, co-created the bar code (born 1921)^[†]

Norman Joseph Woodland was an American inventor and engineer, best known as one of the inventors of the barcode, for which he received a patent in October 1952. Later, employed by IBM, he developed the format which became the ubiquitous Universal Product Code (UPC) of product labeling and check-out stands.

2012A plane crash in Mexico kills seven people including singer Jenni Rivera.^[†]

On 9 December 2012, a Learjet 25 business jet carrying five passengers including American singer Jenni Rivera crashed south of Monterrey, Mexico, minutes after taking off from the city's international airport. All aboard, including two crew members, were killed.