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In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Prince Albert of Saxony
Saxon royal (1934–2012).
Born November 30th, 1934 in Bamberg.
Died October 6th, 2012 at 77 years old in Munich. [ref]
Li Shijun
Chinese esperanto writer and translator (1923-2012).
Born March 29th, 1923 in Hebei.
Died November 10th, 2012 at 89 years old in Beijing.
Alfredo Battisti
Roman catholic archbishop (1925–2012).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Masi.
Died January 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Udine (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
George Lambert
American modern pentathlete, born 1928 (1928–2012).
Born September 1st, 1928 in Hampton. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2012 at 83 years old in River Falls. [ref]
Mira Zore-Armanda
Croatian oceanographer.
Born January 6th, 1930 in Zagreb.
Died April 8th, 2012 at 82 years old in Opatija.
Werner Seibold
German sports shooter (1948–2012).
Born January 24th, 1948 in Tegernsee.
Died November 29th, 2012 at 64 years old in Bad Wiessee.
Soini Nikkinen
Finnish javelin thrower (1923–2012).
Born July 19th, 1923 in Kiuruvesi.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 88 years old in Nastola. [ref]
Raymond Ausloos
Belgian footballer (1928-2012).
Born February 3rd, 1930 in Etterbeek.
Died December 1st, 2012 at 82 years old
Ernst Lindner
German footballer (1935–2012).
Born March 11th, 1935 in Goldbeck.
Died October 11th, 2012 at 77 years old in Goldbeck. [ref]
David Kirkwood
American former modern pentathlete (1935-2012).
Born September 20th, 1935 in Jackson.
Died January 8th, 2012 at 76 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Stasys Stonkus
Lithuanian basketball player (1931–2012).
Born December 29th, 1931 in Telšiai.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 80 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Dennis Eagan
Field hockey player (1926-2012).
Born August 13th, 1926 in Quetta.
Died July 1st, 2012 at 85 years old [ref]
Ruy de Freitas
Brazilian basketball player (1916–2012).
Born August 24th, 1916 in Macaé.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 95 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Felipe Fernández García
Spanish bishop (1935-2012).
Born August 30th, 1935.
Died April 6th, 2012 at 76 years old in San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Parkinson's disease).
András Szente
Canoe racer (1939–2012).
Born December 10th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died September 14th, 2012 at 72 years old in Florida.
Thor Axelsson
Canoe racer (1921–2012).
Born July 3rd, 1921 in Helsinki.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 91 years old in Ingå.
Anna-Lisa Eriksson
Swedish cross-country skier (1928–2012).
Born June 21st, 1928 in Selångers parish.
Died May 26th, 2012 at 83 years old in Härnösands domkyrkoförsamling. [ref]
Gordon Audley
Canadian speed skater (1928–2012).
Born April 20th, 1928 in Winnipeg.
Died October 1st, 2012 at 84 years old in Orange County. [ref]
Stepan Oshchepkov
Sprint canoer (1934-2012).
Born January 9th, 1934 in Vladivostok.
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 77 years old in Vladivostok. [ref]
Claes Egnell
Swedish sports shooter and modern pentathlete (1916–2012).
Born January 29th, 1916 in Örebro.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 95 years old in Falun. [ref]
Vyacheslav Ionov
Soviet canoeist (1940–2012).
Born June 26th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 25th, 2012 at 71 years old
Bohumil Golian
Slovak volleyballist.
Born March 25th, 1931 in Moštenica. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2012 at 80 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Elizabeth Ferris
English diver (1940-2012).
Born November 19th, 1940 in Bridgwater.
Died April 12th, 2012 at 71 years old in London. [ref]
Cesare Pinarello
Cyclist (1932-2012).
Born October 5th, 1932 in Treviso.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 79 years old in Treviso. [ref]
Carlo Rancati
Olympic cyclist (1940–2012).
Born April 28th, 1940 in Milan.
Died November 22nd, 2012 at 72 years old
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