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October 12th
170 Notable deaths
Peter Wessel Zapffe
Norwegian philosopher, mountaineer, and author.
Born December 18th, 1899 in Tromsø. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1990 at 90 years old in Asker.
Kisho Kurokawa
Japanese architect (1934-2007).
Born April 8th, 1934 in Kanie. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2007 at 73 years old in Kawadachō (heart failure, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Aline MacMahon
Actress (1899-1991).
Born May 3rd, 1899 in McKeesport. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1991 at 92 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Tamaki Katori
Japanese actress (1938–2015).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Kumamoto.
Died October 12th, 2015 at 75 years old
Harry Micajah Daugherty
United states attorney general (1860-1941).
Born January 26th, 1860 in Fayette County.
Died October 12th, 1941 at 81 years old in Columbus.
Fahri Korutürk
Turkish admiral, ambassador and 6th president of the republic of turkey.
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Soğukçeşme Sokağı.
Died October 12th, 1987 at 84 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Maria Valtorta
Italian writer, christian mystic.
Born March 14th, 1897 in Caserta. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1961 at 64 years old in Viareggio. [ref]
Pink Anderson
American singer-guitarist.
Born February 12th, 1900 in Laurens.
Died October 12th, 1974 at 74 years old in South Carolina (myocardial infarction).
Gillo Pontecorvo
Italian film director (1919-2006).
Born November 19th, 1919 in Pisa.
Died October 12th, 2006 at 86 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
Nat Pendleton
Olympic wrestler and actor.
Born August 9th, 1895 in Davenport.
Died October 12th, 1967 at 72 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 170
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi