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January 12th
191 Notable deaths
Hariclea Darclée
Romanian singer.
Born June 10th, 1860 in Brăila.
Died January 12th, 1939 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
Halet Çambel
Turkish fencer and archaeologist.
Born August 27th, 1916 in Berlin.
Died January 12th, 2014 at 97 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Ruth Leuwerik
Actress (1924-2016).
Born April 23rd, 1924 in Essen.
Died January 12th, 2016 at 91 years old in Munich.
Blanche Stuart Scott
Aviator (1884-1970).
Born April 8th, 1884 in Rochester.
Died January 12th, 1970 at 85 years old in Rochester.
Masoud Alimohammadi
Iranian physicist (1959-2010).
Born August 24th, 1959 in Tehran.
Died January 12th, 2010 at 50 years old in Tehran (explosive device). [ref]
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]
Adhemar da Silva
Brazilian triple jumper (1927–2001).
Born September 29th, 1927 in São Paulo.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 73 years old in São Paulo.
Iraj Pezeshkzad
Iranian writer (1928–2022).
Born January 29th, 1927 in Tehran. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2022 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Edvard Eriksen
Danish sculptor.
Born March 10th, 1876 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1959 at 82 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Hédi Annabi
Tunisian diplomat (1944-2010).
Born September 4th, 1944 in Tunisia.
Died January 12th, 2010 at 65 years old in Port-au-Prince. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 191
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin