In the year 2012
959 Notable deaths
Marian Kuszewski
Polish fencer (1933-2012).
Born October 31st, 1933 in Kielce.
Died March 5th, 2012 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ronald Stretton
British track cyclist.
Born February 13th, 1930 in Epsom.
Died November 12th, 2012 at 82 years old in Toronto.
Raisa Obodovskaya
Soviet cyclist (1948-2012).
Born August 6th, 1948 in Merefa.
Died July 30th, 2012 at 63 years old in Kharkiv.
Jacqueline Mazéas
French athlete (1920–2012).
Born October 10th, 1920 in Denain.
Died July 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Darnétal. [ref]
Jorma Kortelainen
Finnish cross-country skier and rower (1932-2012).
Born December 17th, 1932 in Joensuu.
Died December 27th, 2012 at 80 years old in Jyväskylä.
Karine Kazinian
Armenian diplomat (1955–2012).
Born January 8th, 1955 in Yerevan.
Died December 6th, 2012 at 57 years old in Los Angeles.
Josef Kloimstein
Austrian rower (1929-2012).
Born November 1st, 1929 in Rufling.
Died November 15th, 2012 at 83 years old in Steyregg. [ref]
Josef Kalt
Swiss rower (1920-2012).
Born September 20th, 1920.
Died February 21st, 2012 at 91 years old
Bodo Bittner
West german bobsledder (1940–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1940 in Berlin.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old in Split. [ref]
Alexander Yefimov
Soviet aviator (1923-2012).
Born February 6th, 1923 in Kantemirovka.
Died August 31st, 2012 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 931 to 940 of 959
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker