In the year 1912
264 Notable deaths
Richard Norman Shaw
British architect and designer (1831–1912).
Born May 7th, 1831 in Edinburgh.
Died November 17th, 1912 at 81 years old in London.
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 8th, 1891 in Benfica. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1912 at 21 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).
Toyohara Chikanobu
Japanese artist (1838-1912).
Born September 26th, 1838 in Edo.
Died September 29th, 1912 at 74 years old (stomach cancer).
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Genoa
Saxon royal (1830–1912).
Born February 4th, 1830 in Dresden.
Died August 14th, 1912 at 82 years old in Stresa (stroke).
José María Velasco Gómez Obregón
Mexican artist (1840-1912).
Born July 6th, 1840 in Temascalcingo de José María Velasco.
Died August 26th, 1912 at 72 years old in Mexico City.
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).
Walter Clopton Wingfield
Welsh sportsman and military officer (1833–1912); inventor of modern tennis.
Born October 16th, 1833 in Ruabon.
Died April 18th, 1912 at 78 years old in London.
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).
Gustave de Molinari
Belgian political economist and classical liberal theorist (1819–1912).
Born March 3rd, 1819 in Liège.
Died January 28th, 1912 at 92 years old in De Panne.
Anna Filosofova
Russian activist (1837–1912).
Born August 17th, 1837 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 30th, 1912 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Henry Labouchère
British politician (1831-1912).
Born November 9th, 1831 in London.
Died January 15th, 1912 at 80 years old in Florence.
Eduard Strasburger
Polish-german botanist (1844–1912).
Born February 1st, 1844 in Warsaw.
Died May 19th, 1912 at 68 years old in Bonn. [ref]
John Gerrard Keulemans
Dutch bird artist (1842-1912).
Born June 8th, 1842 in Rotterdam.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 69 years old in Redbridge.
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.
George White
British army officer (1835–1912).
Born July 6th, 1835 in Portstewart.
Died June 24th, 1912 at 76 years old in Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Dmitry Milyutin
Russian general and noble (1816-1912).
Born July 10th, 1816 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1912 at 95 years old in Simeiz. [ref]
Auguste Beernaert
Belgian prime minister and human rights activist (1829-1912).
Born July 26th, 1829 in Ostend.
Died October 6th, 1912 at 83 years old in Lucerne.
Charles Bourseul
French inventor (1829–1912).
Born April 28th, 1829 in Brussels.
Died November 23rd, 1912 at 83 years old in Saint-Céré.
Francis T. Nicholls
Confederate army general, lawyer, judge and american politician (1834-1912).
Born August 20th, 1834 in Donaldsonville.
Died January 4th, 1912 at 77 years old in Thibodaux.
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]
Édouard Detaille
French painter (1848-1912).
Born October 5th, 1848 in Paris.
Died December 24th, 1912 at 64 years old in Paris. [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.
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace