In the year 2012
975 Notable deaths
Dominique Rolin
Writer.
Born May 22nd, 1913 in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2012 at 98 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Hans Nowak
German footballer (1937-2012).
Born August 9th, 1937 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died July 19th, 2012 at 74 years old [ref]
Pete McCaffrey
American basketball player (1938–2012).
Born January 24th, 1938 in Tucson.
Died March 4th, 2012 at 74 years old in Belleair. [ref]
Willie May
American hurdler (1936-2012).
Born November 11th, 1937 in Knoxville.
Died March 28th, 2012 at 74 years old (amyloidosis). [ref]
Rolly Tasker
Sailor (1926-2012).
Born March 21st, 1926 in Perth.
Died June 22nd, 2012 at 86 years old in Mandurah. [ref]
Christa Williams
German singer (1926–2012).
Born February 5th, 1926 in Königsberg.
Died July 28th, 2012 at 86 years old in Munich. [ref]
Leszek Drogosz
Polish boxer and actor (1933–2012).
Born January 6th, 1933 in Kielce.
Died September 7th, 2012 at 79 years old in Kielce. [ref]
Boris Šprem
Croatian politician (1956-2012).
Born April 14th, 1956 in Koprivnički Bregi.
Died September 30th, 2012 at 56 years old in Houston (multiple myeloma).
José Luis Borau
Film producer, film director, screenwriter (1929-2012).
Born August 8th, 1929 in Zaragoza.
Died November 23rd, 2012 at 83 years old in Madrid (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Roald Aas
Norwegian speed skater and road and track cyclist (1928–2012).
Born March 25th, 1928 in Oslo.
Died February 18th, 2012 at 83 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 771 to 780 of 975
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson