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January 12th
174 Notable deaths
Józef Czapski
Polish artist, author, critic and polish army officer during wwii (1896-1993).
Born April 3rd, 1896 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1996 at 99 years old in Maisons-Laffitte. [ref]
Arisaka Nariakira
Japanese general (1852-1915).
Born April 5th, 1852 in Iwakuni.
Died January 12th, 1915 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Etsuko Ichihara
Japanese actress and seiyū.
Born January 24th, 1936 in Chiba.
Died January 12th, 2019 at 82 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Herbert Goldstein
Physicist.
Born June 26th, 1922 in New York City.
Died January 12th, 2005 at 82 years old in New York City.
Halet Çambel
Turkish fencer and archaeologist.
Born August 27th, 1916 in Berlin.
Died January 12th, 2014 at 97 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Iraj Pezeshkzad
Iranian writer.
Born January 29th, 1927 in Tehran. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2022 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hariclea Darclée
Romanian singer.
Born June 10th, 1860 in Brăila.
Died January 12th, 1939 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
Đorđe Vajfert
Serbian businessman.
Born June 15th, 1850 in Pančevo. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1937 at 86 years old in Belgrade.
Ruth Leuwerik
Actress (1924-2016).
Born April 23rd, 1924 in Essen.
Died January 12th, 2016 at 91 years old in Munich.
Kay Aldridge
Model, actress (1917-1995).
Born July 9th, 1917 in Tallahassee.
Died January 12th, 1995 at 77 years old in Rockport (heart failure).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 174
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø