In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Phillip V. Tobias
Anthropologist (1925–2012).
Born October 14th, 1925 in Durban.
Died June 7th, 2012 at 86 years old in Johannesburg.
Miguel Portas
Portuguese politician (1958-2012).
Born May 1st, 1958 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2012 at 53 years old in Antwerp (lung cancer). [ref]
Georgi Kaloyanchev
Bulgarian actor (1925-2012).
Born January 13th, 1925 in Burgas.
Died December 18th, 2012 at 87 years old in Sofia.
Ignatius Moses I Daoud
Catholic cardinal (1930–2012).
Born September 18th, 1930 in Syria.
Died April 7th, 2012 at 81 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]
Branko Elsner
Slovenian footballer (1929–2012).
Born November 23rd, 1929 in Ljubljana.
Died November 17th, 2012 at 82 years old in Ljubljana.
Knut Torbjørn Eggen
Norwegian footballer and manager (1960-2012).
Born November 1st, 1960 in Orkdal Municipality.
Died February 20th, 2012 at 51 years old in Moss Municipality. [ref]
Emmanuel Scheffer
Israeli footballer (1924-2012).
Born February 1st, 1924 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2012 at 88 years old in Ramat HaSharon. [ref]
Aatos Erkko
Finnish journalist and businessman (1932–2012).
Born September 16th, 1932 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2012 at 79 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Anders Frandsen
Danish singer (1960-2012).
Born December 8th, 1960 in Copenhagen.
Died January 1st, 2012 at 51 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Mike Hopkins
Sound editor (1959-2012).
Born August 12th, 1959 in Greytown.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 53 years old in Greytown (drowning).
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut