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In the year 2012
975 Notable deaths
Gregorio Peces-Barba
Spanish politician (1938-2012).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Madrid.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 74 years old in Oviedo (kidney failure). [ref]
Lyudmila Kasatkina
Soviet and russian actress (1925-2012).
Born May 15th, 1925 in Vyazma.
Died February 22nd, 2012 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Terence Spinks
English boxer (1938–2012).
Born February 28th, 1938 in London.
Died April 26th, 2012 at 74 years old in Essex.
Gideon Ezra
Israeli politician (1937-2012).
Born June 30th, 1937 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2012 at 74 years old in Jerusalem (lung cancer). [ref]
Gu Chaohao
Chinese mathematician.
Born May 15th, 1926 in Wenzhou.
Died June 24th, 2012 at 86 years old in Shanghai. [ref]
Wallace L. W. Sargent
American astronomer (1935–2012).
Born February 15th, 1935 in Elsham.
Died October 29th, 2012 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Grigory Frid
Soviet and russian composer (1915—2012).
Born September 22nd, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 22nd, 2012 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Amy Tryon
Olympic medalist in equestrian.
Born February 24th, 1970 in Redmond.
Died April 12th, 2012 at 42 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Przemysław Gintrowski
Polish musician.
Born December 21st, 1951 in Stargard.
Died October 20th, 2012 at 60 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 691 to 700 of 975
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius