In the year 2012
975 Notable deaths
Robert Kurz
Marxist philosopher, social critic and journalist (1943–2012).
Born December 24th, 1943 in Nuremberg.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 68 years old in Nuremberg. [ref]
Paulo Rocha
Film director (1935–2012).
Born December 22nd, 1935 in Porto.
Died December 29th, 2012 at 77 years old in Vila Nova de Gaia (stroke).
Arkady Vorobyov
Russian weightlifter (1924–2012).
Born October 3rd, 1924 in Täteş, Mordovo.
Died December 22nd, 2012 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Henry Bauchau
Belgium psychoanalyst, writer (1913–2012).
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Mechelen.
Died September 21st, 2012 at 99 years old in Louveciennes. [ref]
Otto Stich
Member of the swiss federal council (1927-2012).
Born January 10th, 1927 in Basel.
Died September 13th, 2012 at 85 years old in Dornach. [ref]
Phillip V. Tobias
Anthropologist (1925–2012).
Born October 14th, 1925 in Durban.
Died June 7th, 2012 at 86 years old in Johannesburg.
Miguel Portas
Portuguese politician (1958-2012).
Born May 1st, 1958 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2012 at 53 years old in Antwerp (lung cancer). [ref]
Georgi Kaloyanchev
Bulgarian actor (1925-2012).
Born January 13th, 1925 in Burgas.
Died December 18th, 2012 at 87 years old in Sofia.
Ignatius Moses I Daoud
Catholic cardinal (1930–2012).
Born September 18th, 1930 in Syria.
Died April 7th, 2012 at 81 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]
Branko Elsner
Slovenian footballer (1929–2012).
Born November 23rd, 1929 in Ljubljana.
Died November 17th, 2012 at 82 years old in Ljubljana.
Deaths 711 to 720 of 975
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