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In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Eugênio Sales
Cardinal of the roman catholic church (1920-2012).
Born November 8th, 1920 in Acari.
Died July 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Sumaré. [ref]
John Macionis
American swimmer (1916–2012).
Born May 27th, 1916 in Philadelphia.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 95 years old in Charlottesville.
Leon Schlumpf
Member of the swiss federal council (1925-2012).
Born February 3rd, 1925 in Felsberg.
Died July 7th, 2012 at 87 years old in Chur.
Aleksandra Akimova
Hero of the russian federation (1922-2012).
Born May 5th, 1922 in Skopinsky uezd.
Died December 29th, 2012 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Flora Martirosian
Armenian folk singer (1957-2012).
Born February 5th, 1957 in Gyumri.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 55 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Robert Sabatier
French writer (1923–2012).
Born August 17th, 1923 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 28th, 2012 at 88 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Zvezdan Čebinac
Serbian footballer (1939–2012).
Born December 8th, 1939 in Belgrade.
Died February 18th, 2012 at 72 years old in Aarau. [ref]
Hector Bianciotti
French writer (1930-2012).
Born March 18th, 1930 in Calchín Oeste superficie:.
Died June 12th, 2012 at 82 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vera Kublanovskaya
Russian mathematician (1920-2012).
Born November 21st, 1920 in Krokhino, Vologda Oblast.
Died February 21st, 2012 at 91 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Kaspars Astašenko
Latvian ice hockey player (1975–2012).
Born February 7th, 1975 in Riga.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 37 years old in Riga.
Henry Adefope
Foreign minister of nigeria (1926-2012).
Born March 15th, 1926 in Kaduna.
Died March 11th, 2012 at 85 years old in Lagos. [ref]
Maja Bošković-Stulli
Croatian historian (1922–2012).
Born November 9th, 1922 in Osijek.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 89 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Carlo Fruttero
Italian writer (1926–2012).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Turin.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Roccamare. [ref]
Rodolfo Quezada Toruño
Catholic cardinal (1932-2012).
Born March 8th, 1932 in Guatemala City.
Died June 4th, 2012 at 80 years old in Guatemala City. [ref]
Barbara Buchholz
German composer and theremin player.
Born December 8th, 1959 in Duisburg.
Died April 10th, 2012 at 52 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Lise London
Politician from france (1916–2012).
Born February 15th, 1916 in Montceau-les-Mines.
Died March 31st, 2012 at 96 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Bernd Meier
German footballer (1972–2012).
Born February 11th, 1972 in Rain.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 40 years old in Burgheim. [ref]
Joseph Oliver Bowers
Catholic bishop.
Born March 28th, 1910 in Massacre.
Died November 5th, 2012 at 102 years old in Agormanya.
Antonio Cisneros
Peruvian poet (1942–2012).
Born December 27th, 1942 in Lima. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2012 at 69 years old in Lima (lung cancer). [ref]
Eddie Russo
Racecar driver (1925-2012).
Born November 19th, 1925 in Chicago.
Died October 14th, 2012 at 86 years old in Lincoln County.
Vicar
Chilean cartoonist (1934-2012).
Born April 16th, 1934 in Santiago.
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 77 years old in Santiago (leukemia). [ref]
Florencio Amarilla
Paraguayan footballer (1935–2012).
Born January 3rd, 1935 in Coronel Bogado.
Died August 25th, 2012 at 77 years old in Vélez-Rubio.
Pedro Bartolomé Benoit
Dominican politician and military officer (1921–2012).
Born February 13th, 1921 in Samaná.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 91 years old in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Mirjana Gross
Croatian historian (1922–2012).
Born May 22nd, 1922 in Zagreb.
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 90 years old in Zagreb.
Kurt Adolff
Racecar driver (1921-2012).
Born November 5th, 1921 in Stuttgart.
Died January 24th, 2012 at 90 years old in Kreuth. [ref]
Deaths 801 to 825 of 1068
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes