In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Ivan Ljavinec
Catholic bishop (1923–2012).
Born April 18th, 1923 in Volovets. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2012 at 89 years old in Žernůvka. [ref]
Marian Kuszewski
Polish fencer (1933-2012).
Born October 31st, 1933 in Kielce.
Died March 5th, 2012 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ronald Stretton
British track cyclist (1930–2012).
Born February 13th, 1930 in Epsom.
Died November 12th, 2012 at 82 years old in Toronto.
Raisa Obodovskaya
Soviet cyclist (1948-2012).
Born August 6th, 1948 in Merefa.
Died July 30th, 2012 at 63 years old in Kharkiv.
Jacqueline Mazéas
French athlete (1920–2012).
Born October 10th, 1920 in Denain.
Died July 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Darnétal. [ref]
Jorma Kortelainen
Finnish cross-country skier and rower (1932-2012).
Born December 17th, 1932 in Joensuu.
Died December 27th, 2012 at 80 years old in Jyväskylä.
Karine Kazinian
Armenian diplomat (1955–2012).
Born January 8th, 1955 in Yerevan.
Died December 6th, 2012 at 57 years old in Los Angeles.
Josef Kloimstein
Austrian rower (1929-2012).
Born November 1st, 1929 in Rufling.
Died November 15th, 2012 at 83 years old in Steyregg. [ref]
Josef Kalt
Swiss rower (1920-2012).
Born September 20th, 1920.
Died February 21st, 2012 at 91 years old
Bodo Bittner
West german bobsledder (1940–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1940 in Berlin.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old in Split. [ref]
Alexander Yefimov
Soviet aviator (1923-2012).
Born February 6th, 1923 in Kantemirovka.
Died August 31st, 2012 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Richard Norris
Field hockey player (1931–2012).
Born December 10th, 1931 in Mumbai.
Died August 25th, 2012 at 80 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang
Catholic bishop (1915–2012).
Born September 15th, 1915 in Xiaoyi.
Died August 23rd, 2012 at 96 years old in Taichung. [ref]
Luciano Maggini
Italian bicycle racer (1925–2012).
Born May 16th, 1925 in Carmignano. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2012 at 86 years old in Seano.
José Song Sui-Wan
Chinese bishop (1941–2012).
Born May 16th, 1941 in Shanghai.
Died November 15th, 2012 at 71 years old in Campinas (cancer). [ref]
István Udvardi
Hungarian water polo player (1960-2012).
Born February 27th, 1960 in Budapest.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 51 years old in Kecskemét. [ref]
Elson Beiruth
Brazilian footballer (1941-2012).
Born October 20th, 1941 in São João da Barra.
Died August 15th, 2012 at 70 years old in Santiago (diabetes). [ref]
Alexandru Dincă
Romanian handball player (1945–2012).
Born December 18th, 1945 in Bucharest.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 66 years old in Bucharest.
Luciano Negrini
Italian rower (1920-2012).
Born June 22nd, 1920 in Venice.
Died December 12th, 2012 at 92 years old in Lecco.
René-Marie Ehuzu
Beninese university teacher and catholic priest (1944-2012).
Born April 12th, 1944 in Cotonou.
Died October 17th, 2012 at 68 years old in San Giovanni Rotondo.
Joaquín Dualde
Spanish field hockey player (1932–2012).
Born November 14th, 1932 in Barcelona.
Died April 28th, 2012 at 79 years old in Madrid. [ref]
José Naranjo
Mexican footballer (1926-2012).
Born March 19th, 1926 in La Experiencia.
Died December 13th, 2012 at 86 years old in Guadalajara. [ref]
Paul Khoarai
Mosotho bishop (1933–2012).
Born May 29th, 1933 in Lesotho.
Died December 27th, 2012 at 79 years old
Pavel Kazakov
Russian association football player and association football referee.
Born February 19th, 1928 in Moscow.
Died September 15th, 2012 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Helge Muxoll Schrøder
Danish rower (1924–2012).
Born November 27th, 1924 in Horsens.
Died March 2nd, 2012 at 87 years old in Jonstorp.
Deaths 1026 to 1050 of 1068
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