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January 12th
174 Notable deaths
Giulio Angioni
Italian anthropologist and writer.
Born October 28th, 1939 in Guasila.
Died January 12th, 2017 at 77 years old in Cagliari. [ref]
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics (1903–1996).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1996 at 92 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Elena Obraztsova
Soviet and russian opera singer.
Born July 7th, 1939 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2015 at 75 years old in Leipzig (cancer). [ref]
John M. Stahl
American film director and producer (1886-1950).
Born January 21st, 1886 in Baku. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1950 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georg Jellinek
German philosopher.
Born June 16th, 1851 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1911 at 59 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Charles Brenton Huggins
American physiologist (1901-1997).
Born September 22nd, 1901 in Halifax.
Died January 12th, 1997 at 95 years old in Chicago.
Ivan Bukavshin
Russian chess player.
Born May 3rd, 1995 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 12th, 2016 at 20 years old in Tolyatti (intoxication). [ref]
Oscar Straus
Viennese composer.
Born April 6th, 1870 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1954 at 83 years old in Bad Ischl. [ref]
Piero Taruffi
Italian racing driver.
Born October 12th, 1906 in Albano Laziale.
Died January 12th, 1988 at 81 years old in Rome.
Samuel Bronston
American film producer.
Born March 26th, 1908 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1994 at 85 years old in Sacramento (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 174
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