January 12th
171 Notable deaths
Nevil Shute
British writer and engineer.
Born January 17th, 1899 in Ealing. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1960 at 60 years old in Melbourne (stroke). [ref]
James Bedford
American psychologist (1893-1967).
Born April 20th, 1893.
Died January 12th, 1967 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Hermann Minkowski
German mathematician and physicist.
Born June 22nd, 1864 in Aleksotas. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1909 at 44 years old in Göttingen (appendicitis). [ref]
Betty Lou Gerson
American actress (1914-1999).
Born April 20th, 1914 in Chattanooga.
Died January 12th, 1999 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Ann Prentiss
American actress (1939-2010).
Born November 27th, 1939 in San Antonio.
Died January 12th, 2010 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Paul Johnson
Journalist, historian and speechwriter from england (1928–2023).
Born November 2nd, 1928 in Manchester.
Died January 12th, 2023 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
William Redington Hewlett
American electrical engineer, co-founder of hewlett-packard and businessman.
Born May 20th, 1913 in Ann Arbor.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 87 years old in Palo Alto.
Arne Næss
Norwegian philosopher and mountain climber (1912-2009).
Born January 27th, 1912 in Slemdal. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2009 at 96 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Sam Langford
Canadian-american boxer.
Born March 4th, 1883 in Weymouth.
Died January 12th, 1956 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Dave Sime
American olympic sprinter, multi-sport athlete, and a pioneering ophthalmologist, who won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1960 olympic games.
Born July 25th, 1936 in Paterson.
Died January 12th, 2016 at 79 years old in Miami (cancer).
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