In the year 1912
264 Notable deaths
Józef Wieniawski
Polish musician (1837-1912).
Born May 23rd, 1837 in Lublin.
Died November 11th, 1912 at 75 years old in Brussels.
Ion Mincu
Romanian architect (1852-1912).
Born December 20th, 1852 in Focșani.
Died December 6th, 1912 at 59 years old in Bucharest.
William Wilson
British journalist, swimming instructor and coach, originator of the game of water polo (1844–1912).
Born November 13th, 1844 in London.
Died June 1st, 1912 at 67 years old in Glasgow.
Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter
German diplomat and politician (1852–1912).
Born July 10th, 1852 in Stuttgart.
Died December 30th, 1912 at 60 years old in Stuttgart.
Henri-Alexandre Danlos
French physician and dermatologist (1844–1912).
Born March 26th, 1844 in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1912 at 68 years old in Chatou.
Giulio Ricordi
Italian musician (1840-1912).
Born December 19th, 1840 in Milan.
Died June 6th, 1912 at 71 years old in Milan.
Juan Gualberto González
President of paraguay (1851-1912).
Born July 12th, 1851 in Asunción.
Died July 30th, 1912 at 61 years old in Asunción.
William Forsell Kirby
British entomologist (1844-1912).
Born January 14th, 1844 in Leicester.
Died November 20th, 1912 at 68 years old in London.
William A. Peffer
United states army officer (1831–1912).
Born September 10th, 1831 in Cumberland County.
Died October 6th, 1912 at 81 years old in Grenola. [ref]
Osman Đikić
Bosnian writer (1879-1912).
Born January 7th, 1879 in Mostar.
Died March 30th, 1912 at 33 years old in Mostar.
August Toepler
German physicist (1836–1912).
Born September 7th, 1836 in Brühl.
Died March 6th, 1912 at 75 years old in Dresden.
Nishi Tokujirō
Japanese politician (1847–1912).
Born September 4th, 1847 in Kagoshima.
Died March 13th, 1912 at 64 years old in Azabu-ku.
Isidor Rayner
American politician (1850-1912).
Born April 11th, 1850 in Baltimore.
Died November 25th, 1912 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C..
Cesare Arzelà
Italian mathematician (1847-1912).
Born March 6th, 1847 in Santo Stefano di Magra.
Died March 15th, 1912 at 65 years old in Santo Stefano di Magra.
Luis Cordero Crespo
President of ecuador (1892 - 1895).
Born April 6th, 1833 in Déleg Canton. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1912 at 78 years old in Cuenca. [ref]
Adolf Marschall von Bieberstein
German statesman (1842-1912).
Born October 12th, 1842 in Karlsruhe.
Died September 24th, 1912 at 69 years old in Badenweiler.
John Willock Noble
American politician (1831–1912).
Born October 26th, 1831 in Lancaster.
Died March 22nd, 1912 at 80 years old in St. Louis.
Carl David af Wirsén
Poet, literary critic and the swedish academy's permanent secretary from 1884-1912 (1842–1912).
Born December 9th, 1842 in Vallentuna parish. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1912 at 69 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Wilhelm Ebstein
German physician (1836–1912).
Born November 27th, 1836 in Jawor.
Died December 22nd, 1912 at 76 years old in Göttingen.
Eduardo López de Romaña
President of peru (1847-1912).
Born March 19th, 1847 in Arequipa.
Died May 26th, 1912 at 65 years old in Yura.
Mathurin Moreau
Sculptor from france (1822-1912).
Born November 18th, 1822 in Dijon. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1912 at 89 years old in Paris.
François-Alphonse Forel
Swiss scientist (1841-1912).
Born February 2nd, 1841 in Morges.
Died August 8th, 1912 at 71 years old in Morges.
Alexandre Bisson
French writer (1848–1912).
Born April 9th, 1848 in Briouze. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1912 at 63 years old in Paris. [ref]
Milovan Milovanović
Serbian politician, diplomat and constitutional lawyer (1863-1912).
Born February 17th, 1863 in Belgrade.
Died June 18th, 1912 at 49 years old in Belgrade.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 264
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson