In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Stepan Pogosyan
Armenian politician (1932–2012).
Born January 1st, 1932 in Zovasar.
Died May 17th, 2012 at 80 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Juan Francisco Lombardo
Argentine association football player (1925-2012).
Born June 11th, 1925 in Mendoza.
Died May 24th, 2012 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Klaus Köste
East german gymnast (1943-2012).
Born February 27th, 1943 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died December 14th, 2012 at 69 years old in Wurzen (myocardial infarction).
Ivo Michiels
Belgian writer (1923-2012).
Born January 8th, 1923 in Mortsel.
Died October 7th, 2012 at 89 years old in Le Barroux. [ref]
Sophie Desmarets
French actress (1922-2012).
Born April 7th, 1922 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2012 at 89 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Erik Izraelewicz
French journalist and author.
Born February 6th, 1954 in Strasbourg.
Died November 27th, 2012 at 58 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Luna Alcalay
Austrian pianist, educator and composer (1928–2012).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Zagreb.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 83 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Peter Hussing
Boxer (1948-2012).
Born May 15th, 1948 in Brachbach.
Died September 8th, 2012 at 64 years old in Brachbach.
Saiichi Maruya
Japanese writer (1925-2012).
Born August 27th, 1925 in Tsuruoka.
Died October 13th, 2012 at 87 years old in Tokyo.
Oscar Rossi
Argentine footballer (1930-2012).
Born July 27th, 1930 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 6th, 2012 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel