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In the year 2012
976 Notable deaths
Vera Kublanovskaya
Russian mathematician (1920-2012).
Born November 21st, 1920 in Krokhino, Vologda Oblast.
Died February 21st, 2012 at 91 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Kaspars Astašenko
Latvian ice hockey player (1975–2012).
Born February 17th, 1975 in Riga.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 37 years old in Riga.
Henry Adefope
Foreign minister of nigeria (1926-2012).
Born March 15th, 1926 in Kaduna.
Died March 11th, 2012 at 85 years old in Lagos. [ref]
Maja Bošković-Stulli
Croatian historian (1922–2012).
Born November 9th, 1922 in Osijek.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 89 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Carlo Fruttero
Italian writer (1926–2012).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Turin.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Roccamare. [ref]
Rodolfo Quezada Toruño
Catholic cardinal (1932-2012).
Born March 8th, 1932 in Guatemala City.
Died June 4th, 2012 at 80 years old in Guatemala City. [ref]
Barbara Buchholz
German composer and theremin player.
Born December 8th, 1959 in Duisburg.
Died April 10th, 2012 at 52 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Lise London
Politician from france.
Born February 15th, 1916 in Montceau-les-Mines.
Died March 31st, 2012 at 96 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Bernd Meier
German footballer (1972–2012).
Born February 11th, 1972 in Rain.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 40 years old in Burgheim. [ref]
Joseph Oliver Bowers
Catholic bishop.
Born March 28th, 1910 in Massacre.
Died November 5th, 2012 at 102 years old in Agormanya.
Deaths 751 to 760 of 976
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett