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October 12th
154 Notable deaths
Béla Lajta
Hungarian architect (1873-1920).
Born January 23rd, 1873 in Budapest.
Died October 12th, 1920 at 47 years old in Vienna.
Roberto Telch
Argentine footballer (1943-2014).
Born November 6th, 1943 in San Vicente.
Died October 12th, 2014 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
Samir al-Rifai
Prime minister of jordan.
Born January 30th, 1901 in Safed. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1965 at 64 years old in Amman.
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.
Duke Dinsmore
Racecar driver (1913-1985).
Born April 10th, 1913 in West Virginia.
Died October 12th, 1985 at 72 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Félia Litvinne
Russian-born, french-based dramatic soprano.
Born August 29th, 1863 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1936 at 73 years old in Paris (disease). [ref]
Charles Gmelin
British athlete and olympian (1872-1950).
Born May 28th, 1872 in Krishnanagar.
Died October 12th, 1950 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Robert Land
Austrian/czech film director and screenwriter (1887-1940).
Born July 13th, 1887 in Kroměříž.
Died October 12th, 1940 at 53 years old [ref]
Veli Saarinen
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born September 16th, 1902 in Virolahti.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
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