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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Marcos Alonso Imaz
Spanish footballer (1933-2012).
Born April 16th, 1933 in Santander.
Died March 6th, 2012 at 78 years old in Santander. [ref]
Winrich Kolbe
American film director.
Born August 9th, 1940 in Germany.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old [ref]
Ramaz Shengelia
Georgian footballer (1957-2012).
Born January 1st, 1957 in Kutaisi.
Died June 21st, 2012 at 55 years old in Tserovani (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pete La Roca
American drummer.
Born April 7th, 1938 in New York City.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 74 years old in New York City.
Frits Staal
Dutch indologist (1930–2012).
Born November 3rd, 1930 in Amsterdam.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 81 years old in Chiang Mai. [ref]
Shukri Ghanem
Libyan prime minister (1942-2012).
Born October 9th, 1942 in Tripoli.
Died April 29th, 2012 at 69 years old in Vienna.
Bohdan Stupka
Ukrainian actor (1941-2012).
Born August 27th, 1941 in Kulykiv. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 70 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital (bone cancer). [ref]
Vadim Glowna
German actor (1941-2012).
Born September 26th, 1941 in Eutin.
Died January 24th, 2012 at 70 years old in Berlin (diabetes). [ref]
John Tchicai
Danish free jazz saxophonist.
Born April 28th, 1936 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2012 at 76 years old in Perpignan (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Sergey Sokolov
Soviet military commander (1911-2012).
Born July 1st, 1911 in Yevpatoria.
Died August 31st, 2012 at 101 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare