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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
John Treloar
Australian sprinter (1928–2012).
Born January 19th, 1928 in Lindfield.
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 84 years old in Taren Point.
Keith Gardner
Jamaican athlete (1929-2012).
Born September 6th, 1929 in Kingston.
Died May 25th, 2012 at 82 years old in Livingston. [ref]
Sergio de Castro
Argentinian-french artist (1922-2012).
Born September 15th, 1922 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 31st, 2012 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
István Rózsavölgyi
Hungarian middle distance runner.
Born March 30th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died January 27th, 2012 at 82 years old in Budapest (heart disease, lung disease). [ref]
Shiu-Ying Hu
Chinese botanist (1910-2012).
Born February 22nd, 1910 in Tongshan District.
Died May 22nd, 2012 at 102 years old in Hong Kong (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
Yuri Susloparov
Ukrainian footballer (1958-2012).
Born August 14th, 1958 in Kharkiv.
Died May 28th, 2012 at 53 years old in Pavlovskaya Sloboda. [ref]
Galya Novents
Soviet actor (1937-2012).
Born July 1st, 1937 in Yerevan.
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 75 years old in Yerevan.
Albert George Wilson
American astronomer (1918-2012).
Born July 28th, 1918 in Houston.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 94 years old in Sebastopol. [ref]
Rino Ferrario
Italian footballer (1926-2012).
Born December 7th, 1926 in Albiate.
Died September 19th, 2012 at 85 years old in Turin. [ref]
Pauli Ellefsen
Prime minister of the faroe islands (1936-2012).
Born April 20th, 1936 in Miðvágur.
Died August 24th, 2012 at 76 years old in Hoyvík. [ref]
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