Deaths in 2012

This is a list of notable deaths associated with Malta in 2012.

Any Maltese personality with some connection to culture (in the broadest sense of the word) may be listed here. Additions which do not cite reliable sources will be removed to the talk page for discussion.

A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

   * Date: Name, Age, Main reason/s for notability, Established cause of death (if known), References.

Please note: names are listed under the date of death, not the date it was announced.

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• Saturday 28 January: Charles Grech Orr, 82, Journalist & Editor [1], [2], [3], [4]

• Monday 30 January: John Micallef, 76, Writer & Newspaper Commentator known as Roamer [5], [6], [7], [8]

• Wednesday 1 February: Frank Galea, 66, Music Teacher & Bandmaster [9]

• Saturday 11 February: Albert Borg, 92, Augustinian Priest & Maestro di Cappella at St. John’s Co-Cathedral [10]

• Wednesday 29 February: Peter Caruana, 74, Poet & Gardening Expert [11]

• Wednesday 7 March: Charles Wyatt, 75, Actor [12]

• Wednesday 14 March: Ċensu Tabone, 98, President of Malta (1989-1994) & Ophthalmologist [13], [14], [15]

• Friday 16 March: Peter Serracino Inglott, 75, University Rector (1987/88, 1991-1994) & Philosopher, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease [16], [17], [18], [19]

• Tuesday 10 April: Colin Cauchi, 71, Sports Broadcaster & Journalist [20]

• Wednesday 11 April: Guido Schembri, 88, Priest & Biblical Scholar [21]

• Friday 13 April: Ninu Galea l-Kalora, 89, Għannej (Folk Singer) [22]

• Wednesday 16 May: Carmelo Muscat il-Captain, 84, Musician & Composer [23], [24]

• Thursday 14 June: Simon Tortell, 52, Footballer & Waterpolo Player [25], [26]

• Saturday 23 June: Brigitte Engerer, 59, Concert Pianist [27], [28]

• Sunday 19 August: Albert O'Neill, 66, Television News Cameraman [29]

• Monday 20 August: Dom Mintoff, 96, Prime Minister, congestive heart failure [30], [31], [32], [33]

• Wednesday 29 August: Joe Micallef, 64, Trade Unionist and Civil Servant [34]

• Saturday 15 September: Fernando Schembri, 22, Guitarist, car accident [35], [36]

• Tuesday 9 October: Steve Caruana Smith, 51, Guitarist [37], [38], [39], [40]

• Sunday 4 November: Renè Cilia, 28, Catholic Priest and Author, car accident [41], [42], [43]

• Wednesday 7 November: Josette Bickle, 41, Convicted Drug Trafficker, pulmonary embolism [44], [45], [46]

• Thursday 8 November: Lino Cassar, 77, Journalist and Film Critic [47], [48], [49]

• Sunday 2 December: Victor Delicata, 85, Superior-General of the Society of Christian Doctrine (MUSEUM) [50], [51], [52]

External link

• Those who left us in 2012 - Times of Malta

Lists of notable deaths associated with Malta
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