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In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Víctor Cabedo
Spanish racing cyclist.
Died September 19th, 2012 at 23 years old in Almedíjar (bicycle accident).
Heino Kruus
Estonian basketball player, coach and sports pedagogue (1926–2012).
Born September 30th, 1926 in Tallinn.
Died June 24th, 2012 at 85 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Françoise Christophe
French actress.
Born February 3rd, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 8th, 2012 at 88 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Jorge Manicera
Uruguayan footballer (1938-2012).
Born November 4th, 1938 in Montevideo.
Died September 18th, 2012 at 73 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Denis Houf
Belgian footballer (1932–2012).
Born February 16th, 1932 in Fléron.
Died December 7th, 2012 at 80 years old in Liège. [ref]
Viktor Kosichkin
Speed skater for soviet union (1938–2012).
Born February 25th, 1938 in Rybnovsky District.
Died March 30th, 2012 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ambrose Madtha
Indian roman-catholic archbishop and apostolic nuncio (1955–2012).
Born November 2nd, 1955 in Belthangady.
Died December 8th, 2012 at 57 years old in Biankouma (traffic collision). [ref]
Siri Bjerke
Norwegian politician (1958-2012).
Died February 11th, 2012 at 53 years old (cancer). [ref]
Anders Kulläng
Rally driver (1943-2012).
Born September 23rd, 1943 in Karlstad.
Died February 28th, 2012 at 68 years old in Thailand (drowning).
Aké Loba
Ivorian writer (1927-2012).
Born August 15th, 1927 in Abidjan.
Died August 3rd, 2012 at 84 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Ivan Calin
Moldovan politician (1935-2012).
Born March 10th, 1935 in Plopi.
Died January 2nd, 2012 at 76 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
Evgeniy Tashkov
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, actor (1926—2012).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Bykovo, Volgograd Oblast.
Died February 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Emili Teixidor
Spanish writer (1932–2012).
Born December 22nd, 1932 in Roda de Ter.
Died June 19th, 2012 at 79 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Alfredo Ramos
Brazilian footballer and manager (1924–2012).
Born October 27th, 1924 in Jacareí.
Died July 31st, 2012 at 87 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Sohen Biln
Canadian rower (1939–2012).
Born June 17th, 1939 in Westlock.
Died March 27th, 2012 at 72 years old in Castlegar. [ref]
Konstantin Vanshenkin
Russian lyricist (1925–2012).
Born December 17th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died December 15th, 2012 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Branko Kralj
Croatian footballer (1924-2012).
Born March 10th, 1924 in Zagreb.
Died December 18th, 2012 at 88 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Régis Clère
French road bicycle racer (1956–2012).
Born August 15th, 1956 in Langres.
Died June 9th, 2012 at 55 years old in Dijon. [ref]
Gustaf Jansson
Swedish marathon runner (1922–2012).
Born January 5th, 1922 in Brattfors.
Died April 11th, 2012 at 90 years old in Karlstad. [ref]
Rolando Irusta
Argentine footballer (1938–2012).
Born March 27th, 1938 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 31st, 2012 at 73 years old
Ramaz Urushadze
Soviet footballer (1939-2012).
Born August 17th, 1939 in Lanchkhuti.
Died March 8th, 2012 at 72 years old
Ignacy Tokarczuk
Catholic archbishop (1918–2012).
Born February 1st, 1918 in Vyshchi Lubianky.
Died December 29th, 2012 at 94 years old in Przemyśl. [ref]
Henryk Bałuszyński
Polish footballer (1972-2012).
Born July 15th, 1972 in Knurów.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 39 years old in Ruda Śląska (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Finn Pedersen
Danish rower (1925–2012).
Born July 30th, 1925 in Roskilde.
Died January 14th, 2012 at 86 years old [ref]
Zita Kabátová
Czech actress (1913-2012).
Born April 27th, 1913 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2012 at 99 years old in Prague. [ref]
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