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In the year 1912
264 Notable deaths
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).
Franz Hartmann
German medical doctor, theosophist, occultist, geomancer, astrologer, and author (1838-1912).
Born November 22nd, 1838 in Donauwörth.
Died August 7th, 1912 at 73 years old in Kempten.
Rafael Pombo
Colombian writer (1833–1912).
Born November 7th, 1833 in Bogotá.
Died May 15th, 1912 at 78 years old in Bogotá.
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.
Walter William Skeat
British etymologist and professor (1835-1912).
Born November 21st, 1835 in London.
Died October 6th, 1912 at 76 years old in Cambridge.
Paul Gordan
German mathematician (1837-1912).
Born April 27th, 1837 in Wrocław.
Died December 21st, 1912 at 75 years old in Erlangen.
Herman Bang
Danish writer (1857-1912).
Born April 20th, 1857 in Sønderborg.
Died January 29th, 1912 at 54 years old in Ogden.
Augustin Mouchot
French inventor and solar power pioneer (1825–1912).
Born April 7th, 1825 in Semur-en-Auxois.
Died October 4th, 1912 at 87 years old in Paris.
José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior
Brazilian politician and academic (1845-1912).
Born April 20th, 1845 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 10th, 1912 at 66 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Robert Love Taylor
American politician from tennessee.
Born July 31st, 1850 in Carter County.
Died March 31st, 1912 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Henri Brisson
French politician (1835-1912).
Born July 31st, 1835 in Bourges.
Died April 14th, 1912 at 76 years old in Paris.
Candida Maria of Jesus
Spanish saint (1845-1912).
Died August 9th, 1912 at 67 years old in Salamanca.
Tony Robert-Fleury
French painter (1837-1912).
Born September 1st, 1837 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1912 at 75 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Justo Sierra
Mexican writer, journalist, poet and political figure (1848–1912).
Born January 26th, 1848 in San Francisco de Campeche.
Died September 13th, 1912 at 64 years old in Madrid (aneurysm). [ref]
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]
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
French chemist (1838–1912).
Born April 18th, 1838 in Cognac.
Died May 28th, 1912 at 74 years old in Paris.
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.
Edward Adrian Wilson
English polar explorer, ornithologist, natural historian, physician and artist (1872–1912).
Born July 23rd, 1872 in Cheltenham.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 39 years old in Ross Ice Shelf.
Bernardino Caballero
Paraguayan politician (1839-1912).
Born May 20th, 1839 in Ybycuí.
Died February 26th, 1912 at 72 years old in Asunción.
Elizabeth Forbes
Canadian artist (1859-1912).
Born December 29th, 1859 in Kingston.
Died March 16th, 1912 at 52 years old in Newlyn.
Ramón Corral
Vice president of mexico 1904-1910.
Born January 10th, 1854 in Álamos.
Died November 10th, 1912 at 58 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Siri von Essen
Finland swedish actress married to august strindberg (1850–1912).
Born August 17th, 1850 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1912 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
Victoria, Lady Welby
British philosophical writer (1837–1912).
Born April 27th, 1837 in London. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1912 at 74 years old in Harrow. [ref]
Lie Kim Hok
Chinese-indonesian writer and teacher (1853–1912).
Born November 1st, 1853 in Bogor.
Died May 6th, 1912 at 58 years old in Batavia (typhus).
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