In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Hamza Ben Driss Ottmani
Moroccan engineer, economist and writer.
Born May 10th, 1940 in Essaouira.
Died May 30th, 2012 at 72 years old in Rabat. [ref]
André Nelis
Sailor (1935–2012).
Born October 29th, 1935 in Antwerp.
Died December 9th, 2012 at 77 years old in Antwerp.
Ken Bartholomew
American speed skater (1920–2012).
Born February 10th, 1920 in Leonard.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 92 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Rafał Piszcz
Polish canoeist (1940–2012).
Born October 24th, 1940 in Poznań.
Died September 12th, 2012 at 71 years old in Poznań. [ref]
Aleksandr Berkutov
Soviet rower (1933-2012).
Born May 21st, 1933 in Samara.
Died November 7th, 2012 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Teresa Pàmies i Bertran
Spanish writer (1919-2012).
Born October 8th, 1919 in Balaguer.
Died March 13th, 2012 at 92 years old in Granada.
Eduard Ivanov
Ice hockey player (1938–2012).
Born April 25th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jean-Henri Roger
French film director (1949–2012).
Born January 24th, 1949 in Marseille.
Died December 31st, 2012 at 63 years old in Saint-Cast-le-Guildo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paddy Roy Bates
Founder of the principality of sealand (1921-2012).
Born August 29th, 1921 in Ealing.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Leigh-on-Sea (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Jos Huysmans
Belgian road bicycle racer (1941–2012).
Born December 18th, 1941 in Beerzel.
Died October 10th, 2012 at 70 years old in Beerzel. [ref]
Salvador Reyes Monteón
Mexican footballer (1936-2012).
Born September 20th, 1936 in Guadalajara.
Died December 29th, 2012 at 76 years old in Guadalajara.
Valentin Boreyko
Russian rower (1933–2012).
Born October 7th, 1933 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2012 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Vera Galushka-Duyunova
Soviet volleyball player (1945-2012).
Born April 11th, 1945 in Krasnodar.
Died March 2nd, 2012 at 66 years old in Tashkent (myocardial infarction).
Vladimer Aptsiauri
Soviet-georgian fencer (1962–2012).
Born February 4th, 1962 in Manglisi. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2012 at 50 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Nikolay Ivanov
Soviet rower (1949–2012).
Born August 20th, 1949 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 8th, 2012 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Vladimir Bakulin
Olympic wrestler (1939–2012).
Born September 3rd, 1939 in Klyuchi.
Died December 10th, 2012 at 73 years old in Almaty. [ref]
František Procházka
Czech ice hockey player (1962–2012).
Born January 25th, 1962 in Brno.
Died April 27th, 2012 at 50 years old in Litvínov. [ref]
Jack Davis
American athlete (1930–2012).
Born September 11th, 1931 in Amarillo.
Died July 20th, 2012 at 80 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Elza İbrahimova
Azerbaijani composer (1938-2012).
Born January 10th, 1938 in Hajigabul.
Died February 11th, 2012 at 74 years old in Baku.
Hans Geister
German sprinter (1928–2012).
Born September 28th, 1928 in Hamborn.
Died May 16th, 2012 at 83 years old in Krefeld. [ref]
Bob Martin
American rower.
Born June 19th, 1925 in Tacoma.
Died October 18th, 2012 at 87 years old in Gig Harbor. [ref]
Thea Hochleitner
Alpine skier.
Born July 10th, 1925 in Bad Gastein.
Died May 11th, 2012 at 86 years old in Kufstein. [ref]
Jorma Limmonen
Boxer.
Born September 29th, 1934 in Helsinki.
Died November 27th, 2012 at 78 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Barry MacKay
Us tennis player (1935–2012).
Born August 31st, 1935 in Cincinnati.
Died June 15th, 2012 at 76 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Deaths 976 to 1000 of 1068
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore