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In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Nikolay Ivanov
Soviet rower.
Born August 20th, 1949 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 8th, 2012 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
František Procházka
Czech ice hockey player (1962–2012).
Born January 25th, 1962 in Brno.
Died April 27th, 2012 at 50 years old in Litvínov. [ref]
Jack Davis
American athlete (1930–2012).
Born September 11th, 1931 in Amarillo.
Died July 20th, 2012 at 80 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Elza İbrahimova
Azerbaijani composer (1938-2012).
Born January 10th, 1938 in Hajigabul.
Died February 11th, 2012 at 74 years old in Baku.
Hans Geister
German sprinter (1928–2012).
Born September 28th, 1928 in Hamborn.
Died May 16th, 2012 at 83 years old in Krefeld. [ref]
Bob Martin
American rower.
Born June 19th, 1925 in Tacoma.
Died October 18th, 2012 at 87 years old in Gig Harbor. [ref]
Thea Hochleitner
Alpine skier.
Born July 10th, 1925 in Bad Gastein.
Died May 11th, 2012 at 86 years old in Kufstein. [ref]
Jorma Limmonen
Boxer.
Born September 29th, 1934 in Helsinki.
Died November 27th, 2012 at 78 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Prince Albert of Saxony
Saxon royal (1934–2012).
Born November 30th, 1934 in Bamberg.
Died October 6th, 2012 at 77 years old in Munich. [ref]
Alfredo Battisti
Roman catholic archbishop (1925–2012).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Masi.
Died January 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Udine (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Deaths 901 to 910 of 959
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