October 12th
179 Notable deaths
Dorothy Davenport
American actress (1895–1977).
Born March 13th, 1895 in Boston.
Died October 12th, 1977 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills.
Leonard T. Gerow
United states army general (1888-1972).
Born July 13th, 1888 in Petersburg.
Died October 12th, 1972 at 84 years old in Petersburg.
Mildred Cohn
American biochemist.
Born July 12th, 1913 in New York City, The Bronx.
Died October 12th, 2009 at 96 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Willi Graf
German military physician and resistance fighter, "white rose" member (1918–1943).
Born January 2nd, 1918 in Kuchenheim.
Died October 12th, 1943 at 25 years old in Munich (decapitation by guillotine).
Lucious Jackson
American basketball player (1941–2022).
Born October 31st, 1941 in San Marcos.
Died October 12th, 2022 at 80 years old in Houston (heart failure). [ref]
Alfred Kerr
German writer (1867–1948).
Born December 25th, 1867 in Wrocław.
Died October 12th, 1948 at 80 years old in Hamburg (drug overdose).
Regina Jonas
First woman rabbi.
Born August 3rd, 1902 in Berlin.
Died October 12th, 1944 at 42 years old in Auschwitz.
Katharine Burr Blodgett
American physicist (1898-1979).
Born January 10th, 1898 in Schenectady.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 81 years old in Schenectady.
Zishe Breitbart
Strongman and circus performer (1893-1925).
Born February 22nd, 1893 in Stryków.
Died October 12th, 1925 at 32 years old in Berlin (sepsis).
Oscar Hijuelos
Cuban-american writer.
Born August 24th, 1951 in Manhattan.
Died October 12th, 2013 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 179
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou