In the year 1912
96 Notable deaths
George Dunton Widener
American financier.
Born June 16th, 1861 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 50 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Ion Luca Caragiale
Romanian playwright, writer and poet (1852-1912).
Born January 13th, 1852 in I.L. Caragiale.
Died June 9th, 1912 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Harry Elkins Widener
American book collector (1885-1912).
Born January 3rd, 1885 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 27 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Henry Robertson Bowers
Royal navy officer and explorer.
Born July 29th, 1883 in Greenock.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 28 years old in Ross Ice Shelf.
Thomas Byles
Catholic priest who remained on board the rms titanic as it was sinking (1870–1912).
Born February 26th, 1870 in Leeds.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 42 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Wilbur Wright
American aviation pioneer (1867-1912).
Born April 16th, 1867 in Millville.
Died May 30th, 1912 at 45 years old in Dayton (typhus).
Edgar Evans
Welsh explorer (1876–1912).
Born March 7th, 1876 in Rhossili.
Died February 17th, 1912 at 35 years old in Beardmore Glacier.
Joseph Bell
British engineer (1861–1912).
Born March 12th, 1861 in Farlam.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 51 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (sinking of the RMS Titanic).
Charles Melville Hays
American businessman.
Born May 16th, 1856 in Rock Island.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 55 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Giovanni Pascoli
Italian poet and classical scholar (1855-1912).
Born December 31st, 1855 in San Mauro Pascoli.
Died April 6th, 1912 at 56 years old in Bologna (liver cancer).
John Thayer
American sportsman and businessman (1862-1912).
Born April 21st, 1862 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 49 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Francisco Lázaro
Portuguese distance runner (1891–1912).
Born January 21st, 1888 in Benfica. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1912 at 24 years old in Stockholm.
George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg
Duke of leuchtenberg (1852–1912).
Born March 12th, 1852 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 16th, 1912 at 60 years old in Paris.
Princess Marie Gabriele, Princess Rupprecht of Bavaria
Duchess of bavaria (1878–1912).
Born October 9th, 1878 in Tegernsee.
Died October 24th, 1912 at 34 years old in Sorrento (kidney failure).
Cincinnatus Leconte
President of haiti (1854-1912).
Born September 29th, 1854 in Ouanaminthe.
Died August 8th, 1912 at 57 years old in Port-au-Prince (explosive device).
Jack Phillips
British wireless operator (1887–1912).
Born April 11th, 1887 in Farncombe.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 25 years old in Titanic, North Atlantic Ocean (hypothermia).
Duchess Amalie in Bavaria
Only child of duke karl theodor in bavaria and princess sophie of saxony (1865-1912).
Born December 24th, 1865 in Munich.
Died May 26th, 1912 at 46 years old in Stuttgart.
Jules Bonnot
French anarchist (1876–1912).
Born October 14th, 1876 in Pont-de-Roide.
Died April 28th, 1912 at 35 years old in Hôtel-Dieu de Paris (gunshot wound). [ref]
Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia
Grand duchess of russia (1854-1912).
Born February 16th, 1854 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 11th, 1912 at 58 years old in Stuttgart.
Takuboku Ishikawa
Japanese poet (1886-1912).
Born February 20th, 1886 in Morioka.
Died April 13th, 1912 at 26 years old in Koishikawa-ku (pulmonary tuberculosis).
Infanta Maria Teresa Isabel of Spain
Spanish infanta.
Born November 12th, 1882 in Madrid.
Died September 23rd, 1912 at 29 years old in Palace of the Cuesta de la Vega.
Herman Bang
Danish writer (1857-1912).
Born April 20th, 1857 in Sønderborg.
Died January 29th, 1912 at 54 years old in Ogden.
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
Spanish scholar (1856–1912).
Born November 3rd, 1856 in Santander. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1912 at 55 years old in Santander. [ref]
Georg Heym
German writer (1887-1912).
Born October 30th, 1887 in Jelenia Góra.
Died January 16th, 1912 at 24 years old in Gatow (drowning).
Spiru Haret
Romanian mathematician, astronomer and politician (1851–1912).
Born February 15th, 1851 in Iași.
Died December 17th, 1912 at 61 years old in Bucharest.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X