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In the year 2012
975 Notable deaths
Rita Gorr
Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano singer (1926–2012).
Born February 18th, 1926 in Zelzate.
Died January 22nd, 2012 at 85 years old in Benidorm (disease). [ref]
Jiří Raška
Czechoslovak skijumpers and skijumpers (1941–2012).
Born February 4th, 1941 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2012 at 70 years old in Nový Jičín. [ref]
Ladislav Kuna
Slovak footballer (1947-2012).
Born March 4th, 1947 in Hlohovec.
Died February 1st, 2012 at 64 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Cordelia Edvardson
German-born swedish journalist, author and holocaust survivor.
Born January 1st, 1929 in Munich. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2012 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Pierre Tornade
French actor (1930–2012).
Born January 21st, 1930 in Bort-les-Orgues.
Died March 7th, 2012 at 82 years old in Rambouillet (falling from height). [ref]
Sergey Nikolsky
Soviet and russian mathematician.
Born April 30th, 1905 in Talitsa. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2012 at 107 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Klaus Schütz
German politician (spd) (1926-2012).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Heidelberg.
Died November 29th, 2012 at 86 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Rudolf Kreitlein
German football referee.
Born November 14th, 1919 in Fürth.
Died July 31st, 2012 at 92 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Marina Golub
Russian actress (1957-2012).
Born December 8th, 1957 in Moscow.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 54 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
Kenny Rollins
American basketball player (1923–2012).
Born September 14th, 1923 in Charleston.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 89 years old in Greencastle. [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson