October 12th
175 Notable deaths
Ulysses Guimarães
Brazilian politician and lawyer (1916-1992).
Born October 6th, 1916 in Itirapina. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1992 at 76 years old in Angra dos Reis.
Gordon Griffith
American actor and film producer (1907-1958).
Born July 4th, 1907 in Chicago.
Died October 12th, 1958 at 51 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Aritomo Gotō
Japanese admiral (1888-1942).
Born January 23rd, 1888 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died October 12th, 1942 at 54 years old in Solomon Islands.
Alice Pike Barney
American painter (1857-1931).
Born January 14th, 1857 in Cincinnati.
Died October 12th, 1931 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Levent Kırca
Turkish actor (1950–2015).
Born September 28th, 1950 in Samsun.
Died October 12th, 2015 at 65 years old in Istanbul (liver cancer).
Milcho Leviev
Bulgarian composer (1937–2019).
Born December 19th, 1937 in Plovdiv.
Died October 12th, 2019 at 81 years old in Thessaloniki.
Arthur Lourié
Russian composer.
Born May 1st, 1892 in Slauharad. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1966 at 74 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Nasser Taghvai
Iranian film director (1941–2025).
Born July 11th, 1941 in Abadan.
Died October 12th, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]
Heinrich Freiherr von Stackelberg
German economist and noble (1905–1946).
Born October 31st, 1905 in Moscow.
Died October 12th, 1946 at 40 years old in Madrid (lymphoma).
Robert Le Vigan
French actor (1900-1972).
Born January 7th, 1900 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1972 at 72 years old in Tandil.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 175
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler