October 12th
179 Notable deaths
Erik Blomberg
Finnish cinematographer, screenwriter, film director and producer (1913–1996).
Born September 18th, 1913 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1996 at 83 years old in Kuusjoki (disease).
Janus van Merrienboer
Dutch archer (1894-1947).
Born October 8th, 1894 in Oud- en Nieuw-Gastel.
Died October 12th, 1947 at 53 years old in Oud- en Nieuw-Gastel.
Joseph Gregor
Austrian writer, theatre historian and librettist (1888-1960).
Born October 26th, 1888 in Chernivtsi.
Died October 12th, 1960 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Duke Dinsmore
Racecar driver (1913-1985).
Born April 10th, 1913 in West Virginia.
Died October 12th, 1985 at 72 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Mike Bookie
American soccer player (1904-1944).
Born September 12th, 1904 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 12th, 1944 at 40 years old in Eglin Air Force Base.
Béla Lajta
Hungarian architect (1873–1920).
Born January 23rd, 1873 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1920 at 47 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Juho Saaristo
Athletics competitor (1891-1969).
Born July 21st, 1891 in Tampere.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 78 years old in Tampere.
Arie de Jong
Volapükist from the netherlands (1865-1957).
Born October 18th, 1865 in Jakarta.
Died October 12th, 1957 at 91 years old in Putten.
Charles Gmelin
British athlete and olympian (1872-1950).
Born May 28th, 1872 in Krishnanagar.
Died October 12th, 1950 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Nina Alisova
Soviet actress (1915—1996).
Born December 16th, 1918 in Kyiv.
Died October 12th, 1996 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 179
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson