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January 12th
171 Notable deaths
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
Russian mathematician.
Born March 7th, 1922 in Kologriv.
Died January 12th, 2004 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ruth Snyder
American convicted murderess (1895-1928).
Born March 27th, 1895 in New York City.
Died January 12th, 1928 at 32 years old in Sing Sing (electrocution).
Cyrus Vance
United states secretary of state from 1977 to 1980.
Born March 27th, 1917 in Clarksburg. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2002 at 84 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
William Peter Blatty
American writer and filmmaker (1928-2017).
Born January 7th, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2017 at 89 years old in Bethesda (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Graham Taylor
English association football player and manager (1944-2017).
Born September 15th, 1944 in Worksop.
Died January 12th, 2017 at 72 years old in Worksop (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Keye Luke
American actor (1904-1991).
Born June 18th, 1904 in Guangzhou.
Died January 12th, 1991 at 86 years old in Whittier (stroke).
Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri
Military, dictator and de facto president of argentina from 1981 until 1982.
Born July 15th, 1926 in Caseros.
Died January 12th, 2003 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction, pancreatic cancer).
Alexandra Bastedo
British actress (1946-2014).
Died January 12th, 2014 at 67 years old in Worthing (cancer).
Sharad Yadav
Indian politician (1947–2023).
Born July 1st, 1947 in Narmadapuram.
Died January 12th, 2023 at 75 years old in Gurugram. [ref]
Princess Patricia of Connaught
British princess (1886-1974); younger daughter of prince arthur, duke of connaught, and princess louise margaret of prussia.
Born March 17th, 1886 in Buckingham Palace.
Died January 12th, 1974 at 87 years old in Ribsden Holt.
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