In the year 2012
977 Notable deaths
Nguyen Van Thien
Vietnamese roman catholic bishop (1906-2012).
Born March 13th, 1906 in Cần Thơ.
Died May 13th, 2012 at 106 years old in Mougins (disease).
Anatoly Ivanov
Russian percussionist, conductor and music educator.
Born June 26th, 1934 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Carlos Calderón de la Barca
Mexican footballer (1934-2012).
Born October 2nd, 1934 in Mexico City.
Died September 15th, 2012 at 77 years old in Puebla City. [ref]
Eli Urbanová
Czech poet and esperantist (1922-2012).
Born February 8th, 1922 in Čáslav. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2012 at 89 years old in Prague.
Konstantin Vyrupayev
Olympic wrestler (1930–2012).
Born October 2nd, 1930 in Irkutsk.
Died October 31st, 2012 at 82 years old in Irkutsk. [ref]
Tom Robinson
Bahamian sprinter (1938–2012).
Born March 16th, 1938 in Nassau. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2012 at 74 years old in Nassau (cancer). [ref]
Jim Delaney
American shot putter (1921–2012).
Born March 1st, 1921 in Butte.
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 91 years old in Santa Rosa. [ref]
Deaths 971 to 977 of 977
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris