In the year 1912
264 Notable deaths
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.
Francis Davis Millet
American painter, sculptor, and writer who died in the sinking of the rms titanic (1848-1912).
Born November 3rd, 1848 in Mattapoisett.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 63 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Henry Robertson Bowers
Royal navy officer and explorer (1883–1912).
Born July 29th, 1883 in Greenock.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 28 years old in Ross Ice Shelf.
Edward Wilmot Blyden
Liberian politician (1832-1912).
Born August 3rd, 1832 in Saint Thomas. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1912 at 79 years old in Freetown, Sierra Leone. [ref]
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.
Osborne Reynolds
Anglo-irish innovator (1842-1912).
Born August 23rd, 1842 in Belfast.
Died February 21st, 1912 at 69 years old in Watchet (influenza).
Bolesław Prus
Polish novelist (1847–1912).
Born August 20th, 1847 in Hrubieszów.
Died May 19th, 1912 at 64 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Heinrich Friedrich Weber
Physicist (1843-1912).
Born November 7th, 1843 in Magdala.
Died May 24th, 1912 at 68 years old in Zurich.
Henry Sweet
British linguist (1845–1912).
Born September 15th, 1845 in London.
Died April 30th, 1912 at 66 years old in Oxford (pernicious anemia).
Wilbur Wright
American aviation pioneer (1867-1912).
Born April 16th, 1867 in Millville.
Died May 30th, 1912 at 45 years old in Dayton (typhus).
Charles Brantley Aycock
American politician (1859-1912).
Born November 11th, 1859 in Wayne County.
Died April 4th, 1912 at 52 years old in Alabama (myocardial infarction).
Whitelaw Reid
American journalist, diplomat and historian (1837–1912).
Born October 27th, 1837 in Cedarville.
Died December 15th, 1912 at 75 years old in London.
Edgar Evans
Welsh explorer (1876–1912).
Born March 7th, 1876 in Rhossili.
Died February 17th, 1912 at 35 years old in Beardmore Glacier.
Gerhard Armauer Hansen
Norwegian physician.
Born July 29th, 1841 in Bergen.
Died February 12th, 1912 at 70 years old in Florø (myocardial infarction).
Frédéric Passy
French economist and statesman (1822-1912).
Died June 12th, 1912 at 90 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Eloy Alfaro
President of ecuador (1897 - 1901) / (1906 - 1914).
Born June 25th, 1842 in Montecristi Canton.
Died January 28th, 1912 at 69 years old in Quito.
Nicholas of Japan
Russian orthodox priest.
Born August 13th, 1836 in Smolensk.
Died February 16th, 1912 at 75 years old in Tokyo.
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 (1856–1912).
Born May 16th, 1856 in Rock Island.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 55 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Belgian princess (1845–1912).
Born November 17th, 1845 in Sigmaringen.
Died November 26th, 1912 at 67 years old in Brussels (pneumonia).
George Grossmith
English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer in the late 19th to early 20th century.
Born December 9th, 1847 in Islington.
Died March 1st, 1912 at 64 years old in Folkestone.
Kawasaki Shōzō
Japanese industrialist and shipbuilder (1837–1912).
Born December 2nd, 1837 in Kagoshima.
Died December 2nd, 1912 at 75 years old in Japan.
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).
Sophia Jex-Blake
British physician and suffragist (1840–1912).
Born January 21st, 1840 in Hastings.
Died January 7th, 1912 at 71 years old in Mark Cross (disease).
Mykola Lysenko
Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist (1842–1912).
Born March 22nd, 1842 in Hrynky. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1912 at 70 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 264
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia