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In the year 2012
974 Notable deaths
Smarck Michel
Haitian prime minister.
Born March 29th, 1937 in Saint-Marc.
Died September 1st, 2012 at 75 years old in Port-au-Prince (brain cancer).
Břetislav Pojar
Czech animator, director and university educator.
Born October 7th, 1923 in Sušice. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2012 at 89 years old in Prague. [ref]
Émile Allais
Alpine skier (1912–2012).
Born February 25th, 1912 in Megève.
Died October 17th, 2012 at 100 years old in Sallanches. [ref]
Naji Talib
Prime minister of iraq (1917-2012).
Born July 1st, 1917 in Nasiriya.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 94 years old in Baghdad. [ref]
Ali Podrimja
Albanian poet.
Born August 28th, 1942 in Gjakova.
Died July 21st, 2012 at 69 years old in Lodève. [ref]
Thierry Roland
French sports journalist.
Born August 4th, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2012 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Aziz Ab'Sáber
Brazilian environmentalist (1924-2012).
Born October 24th, 1924 in São Luiz do Paraitinga.
Died March 16th, 2012 at 87 years old in Cotia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Günther Maleuda
East german politician, communist leader (1931-2012).
Born January 20th, 1931 in Drezdenko.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 81 years old in Bernau bei Berlin. [ref]
Elizabeth Connell
South african-born operatic soprano (1946-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1946 in Gqeberha.
Died February 18th, 2012 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Paul Crauchet
French actor (1920-2012).
Born July 14th, 1920 in Béziers. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2012 at 92 years old in Rocbaron. [ref]
Deaths 661 to 670 of 974
You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King