In the year 2012
977 Notable deaths
Stasys Stonkus
Lithuanian basketball player (1931–2012).
Born December 29th, 1931 in Telšiai.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 80 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Dennis Eagan
Field hockey player (1926-2012).
Born August 13th, 1926 in Quetta.
Died July 1st, 2012 at 85 years old [ref]
Ruy de Freitas
Brazilian basketball player.
Born August 24th, 1916 in Macaé.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 95 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Felipe Fernández García
Spanish bishop (1935-2012).
Born August 30th, 1935.
Died April 6th, 2012 at 76 years old in San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
András Szente
Canoe racer (1939–2012).
Born December 10th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died September 14th, 2012 at 72 years old in Florida.
Anna-Lisa Eriksson
Swedish cross-country skier (1928-2012).
Born June 21st, 1928 in Selångers parish.
Died May 26th, 2012 at 83 years old in Härnösands domkyrkoförsamling. [ref]
Gordon Audley
Canadian speed skater.
Born April 20th, 1928 in Winnipeg.
Died October 1st, 2012 at 84 years old [ref]
Stepan Oshchepkov
Sprint canoer (1934-2012).
Born January 9th, 1934 in Vladivostok.
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 77 years old in Vladivostok. [ref]
Claes Egnell
Swedish sports shooter and modern pentathlete (1916–2012).
Born January 29th, 1916 in Örebro.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 95 years old in Falun. [ref]
Deaths 931 to 940 of 977
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi