In the year 2012
1,068 Notable deaths
Mikal Kirkholt
Norwegian cross-country skier.
Born December 9th, 1920 in Rindal Municipality.
Died June 28th, 2012 at 91 years old in Rindal Municipality.
Atena Pashko
Ukrainian chemical engineer, poet, social activist.
Born October 10th, 1931 in Bystrytsia.
Died March 20th, 2012 at 80 years old in Kyiv.
József Hunics
Canoe racer.
Born March 10th, 1936 in Ráckeresztúr.
Died July 27th, 2012 at 76 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Felix Eugenio Mkhori
Malawian theologian.
Born August 24th, 1931.
Died October 27th, 2012 at 81 years old in Blantyre. [ref]
Juan Vicente Lezcano
Paraguayan footballer (1937-2012).
Born April 5th, 1937 in Asunción.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 74 years old in Asunción. [ref]
Francisco Lombardo
Argentine association football player (1925-2012).
Born June 11th, 1925 in Mendoza.
Died May 24th, 2012 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Lajos Somodi, Sr.
Hungarian fencer (1928–2012).
Born December 4th, 1928 in Abádszalók.
Died May 9th, 2012 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Tamara Shakirova
Soviet actress (1955-2012).
Born November 26th, 1955 in Tashkent.
Died February 22nd, 2012 at 56 years old in Tashkent.
José Maria Fidélis dos Santos
Brazilian footballer (1944-2012).
Born March 13th, 1944 in São José dos Campos.
Died November 28th, 2012 at 68 years old in São José dos Campos (stomach cancer). [ref]
Nguyen Van Thien
Vietnamese roman catholic bishop (1906-2012).
Born March 13th, 1906 in Cần Thơ.
Died May 13th, 2012 at 106 years old in Mougins (disease).
Anatoly Ivanov
Russian percussionist, conductor and music educator (1934–2012).
Born June 26th, 1934 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Viktoriya Baginskaya
Soviet and russian writer, teacher and folklorist of crimean culture.
Born June 30th, 1926 in Krasnodar.
Died January 7th, 2012 at 85 years old in Krasnodar.
Carlos Calderón de la Barca
Mexican footballer (1934-2012).
Born October 2nd, 1934 in Mexico City.
Died September 15th, 2012 at 77 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza. [ref]
Eli Urbanová
Czech poet and esperantist (1922-2012).
Born February 8th, 1922 in Čáslav. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2012 at 89 years old in Prague.
Konstantin Vyrupayev
Olympic wrestler (1930–2012).
Born October 2nd, 1930 in Irkutsk.
Died October 31st, 2012 at 82 years old in Irkutsk. [ref]
Jorge Andrés Boero
Argentine motorcycle racer (1973–2012).
Born July 3rd, 1973 in San Carlos de Bolívar.
Died January 1st, 2012 at 38 years old in Necochea (falling from height). [ref]
Tom Robinson
Bahamian sprinter (1938–2012).
Born March 16th, 1938 in Nassau. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2012 at 74 years old in Nassau (cancer). [ref]
Jim Delaney
American shot putter (1921–2012).
Born March 1st, 1921 in Butte.
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 91 years old in Santa Rosa. [ref]
Deaths 1051 to 1068 of 1068
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X