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In the year 2012
976 Notable deaths
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]
José Song Sui-Wan
Chinese bishop.
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.
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]
Deaths 951 to 960 of 976
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