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In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Joaquín Luis Romero Hernández Marchent
Spanish film director and producer (1921-2012).
Born August 26th, 1921 in Madrid.
Died August 16th, 2012 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Stepan Pogosyan
Armenian politician (1932–2012).
Born January 1st, 1932 in Zovasar.
Died May 17th, 2012 at 80 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Klaus Köste
East german artistic gymnast, politician, and university teacher (1943–2012).
Born February 27th, 1943 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died December 14th, 2012 at 69 years old in Wurzen (myocardial infarction).
Ivo Michiels
Belgian writer (1923-2012).
Born January 8th, 1923 in Mortsel.
Died October 7th, 2012 at 89 years old in Le Barroux. [ref]
Sophie Desmarets
French actress (1922-2012).
Born April 7th, 1922 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 13th, 2012 at 89 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Erik Izraelewicz
French journalist and author.
Born February 6th, 1954 in Strasbourg.
Died November 27th, 2012 at 58 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Luna Alcalay
Austrian pianist, educator and composer (1928–2012).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Zagreb.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 83 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Peter Hussing
Boxer (1948-2012).
Born May 15th, 1948 in Brachbach.
Died September 8th, 2012 at 64 years old in Brachbach.
Saiichi Maruya
Japanese writer (1925-2012).
Born August 27th, 1925 in Tsuruoka.
Died October 13th, 2012 at 87 years old in Tokyo.
Sergey Sokolov
Soviet military commander (1911-2012).
Born July 1st, 1911 in Yevpatoriia.
Died August 31st, 2012 at 101 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Oscar Rossi
Argentine footballer (1930-2012).
Born July 27th, 1930 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 6th, 2012 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Ruud van Hemert
Dutch film- and tv-director (1938-2012).
Born October 29th, 1938 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2012 at 73 years old in Wapserveen (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Boris Razinsky
Soviet footballer and manager (1933-2012).
Born July 12th, 1933 in Lyubertsy.
Died August 6th, 2012 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lennart Samuelsson
Swedish footballer and manager (1924-2012).
Born July 4th, 1924 in Borgstena.
Died November 27th, 2012 at 88 years old in Borlänge. [ref]
Hannie Lips
Dutch television announcer (1924–2012).
Born July 16th, 1924 in Rotterdam.
Died November 19th, 2012 at 88 years old in Laren.
Erwin Axer
Polish theatre director (1917–2012).
Born January 1st, 1917 in Vienna.
Died August 5th, 2012 at 95 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Mike Sparken
Racecar driver (1930-2012).
Born June 16th, 1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died September 21st, 2012 at 82 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer. [ref]
Erhard Wunderlich
German handball player (1956–2012).
Born December 14th, 1956 in Augsburg.
Died October 4th, 2012 at 55 years old in Cologne (cancer).
Baddeley Devesi
Solomon island politician (1941-2012).
Born October 16th, 1941 in Guadalcanal.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 70 years old [ref]
Anne Karin Elstad
Norwegian author (1938–2012).
Born January 19th, 1938 in Valsøyfjord.
Died April 4th, 2012 at 74 years old in Oslo (stroke). [ref]
Mark Midler
Fencer (1931–2012).
Born September 24th, 1931 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2012 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
António Leitão
Athletics competitor (1960–2012).
Born July 22nd, 1960 in Espinho.
Died March 18th, 2012 at 51 years old in Porto. [ref]
Charles David Ganao
Congolese politician (1926–2012).
Born July 20th, 1928 in Djambala. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2012 at 83 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Boris Parygin
Russian academic (1930–2012).
Born June 19th, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 9th, 2012 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Olimpia Cavalli
Italian film actor (1930-2012).
Born August 30th, 1930 in Cadeo.
Died March 29th, 2012 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
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