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October 12th
175 Notable deaths
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.
Bernhard Minetti
German actor (1905-1998).
Born January 26th, 1905 in Kiel.
Died October 12th, 1998 at 93 years old in Berlin.
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]
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]
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson