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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Mart Port
Estonian architect (1922–2012).
Born January 4th, 1922 in Pärnu.
Died February 3rd, 2012 at 90 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Jorge Andrés Boero
Argentine motorcycle racer.
Born July 3rd, 1973 in San Carlos de Bolívar.
Died January 1st, 2012 at 38 years old in Mar del Plata (fall). [ref]
Radya Yeroshina
Soviet cross-country skier.
Born September 17th, 1930 in Izhevsk.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 82 years old [ref]
Tsutomu Koyama
Japanese volleyball player.
Born July 26th, 1936 in Sakaide.
Died July 2nd, 2012 at 75 years old in Odawara (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Peter Åslin
Swedish ice hockey player (1962–2012).
Born September 21st, 1962 in Norrtälje.
Died January 19th, 2012 at 49 years old in Leksand (stroke). [ref]
Désiré Letort
French road bicycle racer (1943–2012).
Born January 29th, 1943 in Bourseul.
Died September 9th, 2012 at 69 years old in Saint-Malo. [ref]
Anatoly Kolesov
Olympic wrestler (1938–2012).
Born January 18th, 1938 in Osakarov District.
Died January 2nd, 2012 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Tibor Csernai
Hungarian football player (1938-2012).
Born December 3rd, 1938 in Pilis.
Died September 11th, 2012 at 73 years old in Tatabánya. [ref]
Pekka Marjamäki
Finnish ice hockey player (1947–2012).
Born December 18th, 1947 in Tampere.
Died May 10th, 2012 at 64 years old in Tampere. [ref]
Tommy Godwin
English racing cyclist (1920–2012).
Born November 5th, 1920 in Connecticut.
Died November 3rd, 2012 at 91 years old in Solihull. [ref]
Deaths 871 to 880 of 959
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown