In the year 2012
976 Notable deaths
Dick Davies
Basketball player for the united states men's national team (1936–2012).
Born January 21st, 1936 in Harrisburg.
Died February 25th, 2012 at 76 years old in Loudon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
Deaths 771 to 780 of 976
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz