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In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Krum Yanev
Bulgarian footballer (1929–2012).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Plovdiv.
Died August 24th, 2012 at 83 years old [ref]
Bim Diederich
Professional luxembourgian road bicycle racer (1922–2012).
Born February 20th, 1922 in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Died December 6th, 2012 at 90 years old in Pétange.
Akhlaq Mohammed Khan
Indian academic and writer (1936–2012).
Born June 16th, 1936 in Bareilly, British Raj, Aonla, Uttar Pradesh.
Died February 13th, 2012 at 75 years old in India, Aligarh. [ref]
Erlom Akhvlediani
Georgian writer (1933–2012).
Born November 23rd, 1933 in Tbilisi.
Died March 20th, 2012 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Erast Parmasto
Estonian mycologist (1928-2012).
Born October 23rd, 1928 in Nõmme.
Died April 24th, 2012 at 83 years old [ref]
Faustino Sainz Muñoz
Spanish prelate of the roman catholic church (1937–2012).
Born June 5th, 1937 in Almadén.
Died October 31st, 2012 at 75 years old in Spain. [ref]
Kai Larsen
Danish botanist (1926-2012).
Born November 15th, 1926 in Hillerød.
Died August 23rd, 2012 at 85 years old in Denmark.
Mart Port
Estonian architect (1922–2012).
Born January 4th, 1922 in Pärnu.
Died February 3rd, 2012 at 90 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Radya Yeroshina
Soviet cross-country skier.
Born September 17th, 1930 in Izhevsk.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 82 years old [ref]
Tsutomu Koyama
Japanese volleyball player (1936–2012).
Born July 26th, 1936 in Sakaide.
Died July 2nd, 2012 at 75 years old in Odawara (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Peter Åslin
Swedish ice hockey player (1962–2012).
Born September 21st, 1962 in Norrtälje.
Died January 19th, 2012 at 49 years old in Leksand (stroke). [ref]
Désiré Letort
French road bicycle racer (1943–2012).
Born January 29th, 1943 in Bourseul.
Died September 9th, 2012 at 69 years old in Saint-Malo. [ref]
Anatoly Kolesov
Olympic wrestler (1938–2012).
Born January 18th, 1938 in Osakarov District.
Died January 2nd, 2012 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Tibor Csernai
Hungarian football player (1938-2012).
Born December 3rd, 1938 in Pilis.
Died September 11th, 2012 at 73 years old in Tatabánya. [ref]
Maria Pia Casilio
Italian actress (1935-2012).
Born May 5th, 1935 in L'Aquila.
Died April 10th, 2012 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Pekka Marjamäki
Finnish ice hockey player (1947–2012).
Born December 18th, 1947 in Tampere.
Died May 10th, 2012 at 64 years old in Tampere. [ref]
Tommy Godwin
English racing cyclist (1920–2012).
Born November 5th, 1920 in Connecticut.
Died November 3rd, 2012 at 91 years old in Solihull. [ref]
Péter Rusorán
Hungarian water polo player (1940–2012).
Born April 11th, 1940 in Budapest.
Died February 14th, 2012 at 71 years old in Paloznak. [ref]
Juan Carlos Pérez López
Spanish association football player (1945-2012).
Born February 14th, 1945 in Santander.
Died January 16th, 2012 at 66 years old in Santander. [ref]
Irina Turova
Soviet track and field athlete (1935-2012).
Born May 14th, 1935 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 8th, 2012 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Rosario Bentivegna
Italian partisan, writer, and medical doctor (1922-2012).
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 89 years old in Rome.
Aleksandr Koshkin
Soviet boxer.
Born June 13th, 1959 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 2012 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Tufan Miñnullin
Tatar writer and member of state council of the republic of tatarstan (1935-2012).
Born August 25th, 1935 in Olı Mämätxuca.
Died May 2nd, 2012 at 76 years old in Kazan.
Maria Becker
German-swiss film and theater actress, director, artistic director, reciter, and radio play speaker.
Born January 28th, 1920 in Berlin.
Died September 5th, 2012 at 92 years old in Uster.
Alfonso Montemayor
Mexican footballer (1922-2012).
Born April 28th, 1922 in Tampico.
Died November 23rd, 2012 at 90 years old in León de Los Aldama.
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