October 12th
179 Notable deaths
Grigoris Vlastos
Greek scholar (1907-1991).
Born July 27th, 1907 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1991 at 84 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia
Russian prince (1892–1914).
Born November 27th, 1892 in Saint Petersburg, Pavlovsk.
Died October 12th, 1914 at 21 years old in Vilnius.
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-born american composer (1892–1966).
Born March 14th, 1892 in Slawharad. [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]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 179
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau