October 12th
227 Notable deaths
Susan Sutherland Isaacs
Lancashire-born educational psychologist and psychoanalyst (1885-1948).
Born May 24th, 1885 in Greater Manchester.
Died October 12th, 1948 at 63 years old in London (cancer).
Serge Poliakoff
French painter (1900–1969).
Born January 8th, 1906 in Moscow.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 63 years old in Paris.
Naif bin Abdullah
Younger son of king abdullah i of jordan (1914–1983).
Born November 14th, 1914 in Ta'if.
Died October 12th, 1983 at 68 years old in Amman.
Grigoris Vlastos
Greek scholar of ancient philosophy (1907–1991).
Born July 27th, 1907 in Istanbul.
Died October 12th, 1991 at 84 years old in Berkeley.
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.
Josiah Gilbert Holland
Novelist, poet, editor (1819–1881).
Born July 24th, 1819 in Belchertown.
Died October 12th, 1881 at 62 years old in New York City. [ref]
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 May 13th, 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 in Tehran. [ref]
Vincent Wallace
Irish composer and musician (1812–1865).
Born June 1st, 1814 in Waterford. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1865 at 51 years old in Vieuzos, Sauveterre-de-Comminges. [ref]
Heinrich Freiherr von Stackelberg
German economist and noble (1905–1946).
Born October 30th, 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.
Nikolai Zverev
Russian classical pianist (1833–1893).
Born March 25th, 1833 in Volokolamsk.
Died October 12th, 1893 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Oscar Baumann
Austrian cartographer (1864-1899).
Born June 25th, 1864 in Vienna.
Died October 12th, 1899 at 35 years old in Vienna.
Aldo Brovarone
Italian automobile designer (1926–2020).
Born June 24th, 1926 in Vigliano Biellese.
Died October 12th, 2020 at 94 years old in Turin. [ref]
Nanni Galli
Italian racing driver.
Born October 2nd, 1940 in Bologna.
Died October 12th, 2019 at 79 years old in Prato. [ref]
Ahmad Javad
Azerbaijani poet (1892-1937).
Born May 5th, 1892 in Aşağı Seyfəli.
Died October 12th, 1937 at 45 years old in Baku (gunshot wound).
Alberto Demicheli
Dictator of uruguay (1896-1980).
Born August 7th, 1896 in Rocha.
Died October 12th, 1980 at 84 years old in Montevideo.
Raúl Isaías Baduel
Venezuelan politician (1955–2021).
Born July 6th, 1955 in Guárico.
Died October 12th, 2021 at 66 years old in Caracas.
Giuseppe Adami
Italian opera librettist (1878-1946).
Born November 4th, 1878 in Verona.
Died October 12th, 1946 at 67 years old in Milan.
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Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller