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In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Art Larsen
American tennis player (1925-2012).
Born April 17th, 1925 in Hayward.
Died December 7th, 2012 at 87 years old in San Leandro.
André Simon
French racing driver.
Born January 5th, 1920 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 11th, 2012 at 92 years old in Évian-les-Bains.
Édgar Negret
Colombian sculptor (1920-2012).
Born October 11th, 1920 in Popayán.
Died October 11th, 2012 at 92 years old in Bogotá (colorectal cancer).
Antoine Kohn
Luxembourgish footballer (1933-2012).
Born November 1st, 1933 in Luxembourg.
Died November 24th, 2012 at 79 years old in Luxembourg.
Smarck Michel
Haitian prime minister (1937–2012).
Born March 29th, 1937 in Saint-Marc.
Died September 1st, 2012 at 75 years old in Port-au-Prince (brain cancer).
Břetislav Pojar
Czech animator, director and university educator.
Born October 7th, 1923 in Sušice. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2012 at 89 years old in Prague. [ref]
Émile Allais
Alpine skier (1912–2012).
Born February 25th, 1912 in Megève.
Died October 17th, 2012 at 100 years old in Sallanches. [ref]
Naji Talib
Prime minister of iraq (1917-2012).
Born July 1st, 1917 in Nasiriyah.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 94 years old in Baghdad. [ref]
August Kowalczyk
Polish actor, activist and holocaust survivor (1921–2012).
Born August 15th, 1921 in Tarnawa Góra.
Died July 29th, 2012 at 90 years old in Oświęcim (cancer). [ref]
Ali Podrimja
Albanian poet (1942–2012).
Born August 1st, 1942 in Gjakova.
Died July 21st, 2012 at 69 years old in Olmet-et-Villecun. [ref]
Thierry Roland
French sports journalist (1937–2012).
Born August 4th, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died June 16th, 2012 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
Aziz Ab'Sáber
Brazilian environmentalist (1924-2012).
Born October 24th, 1924 in São Luiz do Paraitinga.
Died March 16th, 2012 at 87 years old in Cotia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Günther Maleuda
East german politician, communist leader (1931-2012).
Born January 20th, 1931 in Drezdenko.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 81 years old in Bernau bei Berlin. [ref]
Elizabeth Connell
South african-born operatic soprano (1946-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1946 in Gqeberha.
Died February 18th, 2012 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Joseph Murray
Us surgeon (1919–2012).
Born April 1st, 1919 in Milford.
Died November 26th, 2012 at 93 years old in Boston.
Paul Crauchet
French actor (1920-2012).
Born July 14th, 1920 in Béziers.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 92 years old in Nans-les-Pins.
Gerrit Komrij
Dutch writer (1944–2012).
Born March 30th, 1944 in Winterswijk.
Died July 5th, 2012 at 68 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Rafael Lesmes
Spanish footballer (1926-2012).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Ceuta.
Died October 8th, 2012 at 85 years old in Valladolid. [ref]
Lubna Agha
Artist (1949-2012).
Born February 2nd, 1949.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 63 years old in Boston (gallbladder cancer). [ref]
Göran Stangertz
Swedish actor (1944-2012).
Born July 19th, 1944 in Flen church parish.
Died October 27th, 2012 at 68 years old in Helsingborgs Maria church parish (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Michel Daerden
Belgian politician (1949–2012).
Born November 16th, 1949 in Baudour.
Died August 5th, 2012 at 62 years old in Fréjus (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rosy Varte
French actress (1923–2012).
Born November 22nd, 1923 in Constantinople.
Died January 13th, 2012 at 88 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (bronchitis).
José Guardiola
Spanish singer (1930–2012).
Born October 22nd, 1930 in Barcelona.
Died April 9th, 2012 at 81 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Edvard Mirzoyan
Armenian composer of georgian birth (1921-2012).
Died October 5th, 2012 at 91 years old in Yerevan.
Margaret Yorke
British writer (1924-2012).
Born January 30th, 1924 in Surrey. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2012 at 88 years old in Long Crendon. [ref]
Deaths 701 to 725 of 1068
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