Notable deaths on October 12

American casting director (1951–2025)

First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014

Canadian film and television director (1927–2024)

Indian politician (1958–2024)

Scottish DJ and record producer (1986–2024)

American rapper (1972–2024)

American activist (1938–2024)

South African politician (1959–2024)

Colombian serial killer and sex offender (1957–2023)

American actress (1943–2020)

American political matriarch (1912–2020)

Venezuelan journalist

Tanzanian politician

American actress (1925–2015)

Kenyan academic (1933–2014)

English snooker player (1941–2014)

Argentine footballer

American astronomer (1920–2013)

Norwegian diplomat

American chemist and academic (born 1910)

American novelist

Czech puppeteer, animator and director

Danish bassist, composer, and bandleader (born 1930)

2nd governor of the Bank of Canada