January 12th
233 Notable deaths
Eduardo Blasco Ferrer
Catalan linguist.
Born June 15th, 1956 in Barcelona.
Died January 12th, 2017 at 60 years old in Ota (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Lithuanian footballer and manager ( 1944-2026).
Born February 6th, 1944 in Kaunas.
Died January 12th, 2026 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
Antonio Pons
Acting president of ecuador (1935).
Born November 10th, 1897 in Guayaquil.
Died January 12th, 1980 at 82 years old in Guayaquil (pneumonia).
Anna Lizaran
Catalan actress (1944–2013).
Born August 31st, 1944 in Esparreguera.
Died January 12th, 2013 at 68 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Hermann Wendland
German botanist and gardener (1825-1903).
Born October 1st, 1825 in Hanover.
Died January 12th, 1903 at 77 years old in Hanover.
René de Naurois
French roman catholic priest, chaplain and ornithologist (1906-2006).
Born November 24th, 1906 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 12th, 2006 at 99 years old in Brunoy.
Ignác Kúnos
Hungarian linguist (1860–1945).
Born September 22nd, 1860 in Hajdúsámson. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1945 at 84 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Julius Oscar Brefeld
German botanist and mycologist (1839–1925).
Born August 19th, 1839 in Telgte.
Died January 12th, 1925 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
Dr congolese footballer (1949-2021).
Born January 7th, 1949 in Belgian Congo.
Died January 12th, 2021 at 72 years old [ref]
Aleksandr Ivanovsky
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1881–1968).
Born November 29th, 1881 in Kazan.
Died January 12th, 1968 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gyula Török
Hungarian boxer (1938–2014).
Born January 24th, 1938 in 19th district of Budapest.
Died January 12th, 2014 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Robert Frangeš-Mihanović
Croatian sculptor (1872–1940).
Born October 2nd, 1872 in Sremska Mitrovica.
Died January 12th, 1940 at 67 years old in Zagreb.
Alfred Louis Delattre
French archaeologist (1850–1932).
Born June 26th, 1850 in Déville-lès-Rouen.
Died January 12th, 1932 at 81 years old in Carthage.
Paul Pisk
Austrian composer (1893–1990).
Born May 16th, 1893 in Vienna.
Died January 12th, 1990 at 96 years old in Los Angeles.
Adolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld
German protestant theologian (1823–1907).
Born June 2nd, 1823 in Stappenbeck.
Died January 12th, 1907 at 83 years old in Jena (disease).
Florentin Crihălmeanu
Romanian greek-catholic bishop.
Born September 17th, 1959 in Iași.
Died January 12th, 2021 at 61 years old in Cluj-Napoca (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Aleksandr Stolper
Soviet film director (1907-1979).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Daugavpils.
Died January 12th, 1979 at 71 years old in Moscow.
József Csermák
Athletics competitor (1932–2001).
Born February 14th, 1932 in Senec.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 68 years old in Tapolca. [ref]
Gennady Yakovlev
Russian botanist (1938–2024).
Born June 7th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 12th, 2024 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Olympe Audouard
French feminist, editor (1832-1890).
Born March 12th, 1832 in Marseille. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1890 at 57 years old in Nice (pneumonia). [ref]
Nunzio Malasomma
Italian film director.
Born February 4th, 1894 in Caserta.
Died January 12th, 1974 at 79 years old in Rome.
Ivar Böhling
Finnish wrestler (1889–1929).
Born September 10th, 1889 in Ingå.
Died January 12th, 1929 at 39 years old in Vyborg. [ref]
Jenny d'Héricourt
French writer and feminist activist (1809-1875).
Born September 10th, 1809 in Besançon.
Died January 12th, 1875 at 65 years old in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine.
Peter Rösch
Swiss footballer (1930–2006).
Born September 14th, 1930 in Biel/Bienne.
Died January 12th, 2006 at 75 years old in Lausanne.
Witold Mańczak
Polish linguist (1924–2016).
Born August 12th, 1924 in Sosnowiec.
Died January 12th, 2016 at 91 years old in Kraków. [ref]
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull