In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Miguel Abia Biteo
Equatorial guinean politician (1961-2012).
Born January 11th, 1961 in Baney.
Died December 6th, 2012 at 51 years old in Malabo (myocardial infarction).
William Grut
Swedish modern pentathlete (1914–2012).
Born September 17th, 1914 in Maria Magdalena parish.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 98 years old in Östersunds församling.
Yashar Nuri
Azerbaijani-soviet actor (1951-2012).
Born September 3rd, 1951 in Baku.
Died November 22nd, 2012 at 61 years old
Victor Mees
Belgian association football player (1927–2012).
Born January 26th, 1927 in Antwerp.
Died November 11th, 2012 at 85 years old in Deurne. [ref]
George Kerr
Jamaican athlete (1937–2012).
Born October 16th, 1937 in Hanover Parish.
Died June 15th, 2012 at 74 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Odd Børretzen
Norwegian author, illustrator, translator and singer-songwriter (1926-2012).
Born November 21st, 1926 in Fister.
Died November 3rd, 2012 at 85 years old in Tønsberg (pneumonia).
Pyotr Fomenko
Soviet film director (1932–2012).
Born July 13th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died August 9th, 2012 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Dick Davies
Basketball player for the united states men's national team (1936–2012).
Born January 21st, 1936 in Harrisburg.
Died February 25th, 2012 at 76 years old in Loudon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dominique Rolin
Writer (1913–2012).
Born May 22nd, 1913 in Ixelles.
Died May 15th, 2012 at 98 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Hans Nowak
German footballer (1937-2012).
Born August 9th, 1937 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died July 19th, 2012 at 74 years old [ref]
Pete McCaffrey
American basketball player (1938–2012).
Born January 24th, 1938 in Tucson.
Died March 4th, 2012 at 74 years old in Belleair. [ref]
Willie May
American hurdler (1936-2012).
Born November 11th, 1937 in Knoxville.
Died March 28th, 2012 at 74 years old (amyloidosis). [ref]
Rolly Tasker
Sailor (1926-2012).
Born March 21st, 1926 in Perth.
Died June 22nd, 2012 at 86 years old in Mandurah. [ref]
Christa Williams
German singer (1926–2012).
Born February 5th, 1926 in Königsberg.
Died July 28th, 2012 at 86 years old in Munich. [ref]
Leszek Drogosz
Polish boxer and actor (1933–2012).
Born January 6th, 1933 in Kielce.
Died September 7th, 2012 at 79 years old in Kielce. [ref]
Boris Šprem
Croatian politician (1956-2012).
Born April 14th, 1956 in Koprivnički Bregi.
Died September 30th, 2012 at 56 years old in Houston (multiple myeloma).
José Luis Borau
Film producer, film director, screenwriter (1929-2012).
Born August 8th, 1929 in Zaragoza.
Died November 23rd, 2012 at 83 years old in Madrid (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Roald Aas
Norwegian speed skater and road and track cyclist (1928–2012).
Born March 25th, 1928 in Oslo.
Died February 18th, 2012 at 83 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
Soviet-born american chess player.
Born March 11th, 1957 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 18th, 2012 at 55 years old in Seattle (brain cancer).
Milan Čič
Czechoslovak minister of justice of the slovakia, minister of interior of the slovakia, vice prime minister of czechoslovakia, member of czechoslovak parliament, prime minister of slovakia, politician, lawyer, constitutional judge (1932-2012).
Born January 2nd, 1932 in Zákamenné.
Died November 9th, 2012 at 80 years old in Bratislava (stroke).
Félix
Brazilian footballer (1937-2012).
Born December 24th, 1937 in São Paulo.
Died August 24th, 2012 at 74 years old in São Paulo.
Takao Sakurai
Japanese boxer (1941-2012).
Born September 25th, 1941 in Sawara.
Died January 10th, 2012 at 70 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Arnaldo Mesa
Boxer (1967–2012).
Born December 6th, 1967 in Frank País.
Died December 17th, 2012 at 45 years old in Holguin (myocardial infarction).
Fortunato Baldelli
Italian cardinal (1935–2012).
Born August 6th, 1935 in Valfabbrica.
Died September 20th, 2012 at 77 years old in Rome. [ref]
Elwood V. Jensen
American biologist (1920-2012).
Born January 13th, 1920 in Fargo.
Died December 16th, 2012 at 92 years old in Cincinnati (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 826 to 850 of 1068
Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon