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October 12th
175 Notable deaths
Juan Carlos Calvo
Uruguayan footballer (1906-1977).
Born June 26th, 1906 in Montevideo.
Died October 12th, 1977 at 71 years old
Veli Saarinen
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born September 16th, 1902 in Virolahti.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
Heinz Vollmar
German footballer (1936-1987).
Born April 26th, 1936 in Sankt Ingbert.
Died October 12th, 1987 at 51 years old in Sankt Ingbert.
Ulf Linde
Swedish linguist, member of the swedish academy.
Born April 15th, 1929 in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2013 at 84 years old in Lidingö församling. [ref]
Yoshihisa Yoshikawa
Olympic sport shooter (1936-2019).
Born September 4th, 1936 in Fukuoka.
Died October 12th, 2019 at 83 years old (heart failure). [ref]
Witold Szalonek
Composer.
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Czechowice-Dziedzice. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Mircea David
Romanian footballer (1914-1993).
Born October 16th, 1914 in Sinaia.
Died October 12th, 1993 at 78 years old in Iași.
Sergio Caprari
Italian boxer (1932-2015).
Born July 11th, 1932 in Civita Castellana.
Died October 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in Faleria. [ref]
János Herskó
Hungarian-born actor and film director (1926-2011).
Born April 9th, 1926 in Budapest.
Died October 12th, 2011 at 85 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Hevrin Khalaf
Syrian kurdish politician and civil engineer.
Born November 15th, 1984 in Al-Malikiyah. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2019 at 34 years old in Tell Abyad (assassination). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 175
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson