In the year 1912
264 Notable deaths
William Booth
British methodist preacher (1829-1912).
Born April 10th, 1829 in Nottingham. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1912 at 83 years old in Hadley Wood.
Jules Massenet
French composer (1842–1912).
Born May 12th, 1842 in Montaud.
Died August 13th, 1912 at 70 years old in Paris (cancer).
Ferdinand Monoyer
French ophthalmologist.
Died July 11th, 1912 at 76 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
James Allen
British philosophical writer (1864–1912).
Born November 28th, 1864 in Leicester.
Died January 24th, 1912 at 47 years old in Ilfracombe.
James S. Sherman
Vice president of the united states from 1909 to 1912 (1855–1912).
Born October 24th, 1855 in Utica.
Died October 30th, 1912 at 57 years old in Utica (kidney failure).
Wallace Hartley
Band leader on the rms titanic (1878–1912).
Died April 15th, 1912 at 33 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Henry Tingle Wilde
Chief officer of rms titanic (1872-1912).
Born September 21st, 1872 in Walton.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Andrew Lang
Scottish poet, novelist and literary critic (1844–1912).
Born March 31st, 1844 in Selkirk.
Died July 20th, 1912 at 68 years old in Banchory (disease).
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Ruler of bavaria (1821–1912).
Born March 12th, 1821 in Würzburg.
Died December 12th, 1912 at 91 years old in Munich (bronchitis).
James B. Weaver
American politician (1833–1912).
Born June 12th, 1833 in Dayton.
Died February 12th, 1912 at 78 years old in Des Moines.
Harriet Quimby
American aviator, screenwriter (1875-1912).
Born May 11th, 1875 in Arcadia.
Died July 1st, 1912 at 37 years old in Squantum.
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Grand duke of luxembourg from 1905 to 1912.
Born April 22nd, 1852 in Biebrich Palace.
Died February 25th, 1912 at 59 years old in Berg Castle.
William John McGee
American geologist & anthropologist (1853-1912).
Born April 17th, 1853 in Dubuque County.
Died September 4th, 1912 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
Nogi Maresuke
Japanese general (1849-1912).
Born December 25th, 1849 in Mōri Kai-no-kami's Residence.
Died September 13th, 1912 at 62 years old in Akasaka-ku (seppuku).
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
Scottish politician (1849-1912).
Born November 10th, 1849 in Edinburgh.
Died January 29th, 1912 at 62 years old in Aswan.
Archibald Butt
Military aide to theodore roosevelt and william howard taft (1865–1912).
Born September 26th, 1865 in Augusta.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 46 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Jacques Futrelle
American journalist and mystery writer (1875-1912).
Born April 9th, 1875 in Pike County.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 37 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
James Paul Moody
Sailor (1887–1912).
Born August 21st, 1887 in Scarborough.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 24 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (hypothermia).
Voltairine de Cleyre
American anarchist writer and feminist.
Born November 17th, 1866 in Leslie.
Died June 20th, 1912 at 45 years old in Chicago (meningitis).
William Thomas Stead
English newspaper editor (1849–1912).
Born July 5th, 1849 in Northumberland.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 62 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Octavia Hill
English social reformer (1838-1912).
Born December 3rd, 1838 in Wisbech.
Died August 13th, 1912 at 73 years old in Marylebone (cancer).
George Dunton Widener
American financier (1861–1912).
Born June 16th, 1861 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 50 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
George Howard Darwin
English astronomer, mathematician (1845–1912).
Born July 9th, 1845 in Down House.
Died December 7th, 1912 at 67 years old in Newnham Grange.
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.
Julius Maggi
Swiss businessman (1846-1912).
Born October 9th, 1846 in Frauenfeld.
Died October 19th, 1912 at 66 years old in Küsnacht (cerebral hemorrhage).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde