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October 12th
227 Notable deaths
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.
Volodymyr Betz
Ukrainian anatomist and histologist.
Born April 26th, 1834 in Ostyorsky Uyezd.
Died October 12th, 1894 at 60 years old in Kyiv.
Georg von Kameke
German general (1817–1893).
Born April 14th, 1817 in Pasewalk.
Died October 12th, 1893 at 76 years old in Berlin.
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.
Mercedes Cabello
Peruvian writer (1845–1909).
Born February 7th, 1845 in Moquegua. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1909 at 64 years old in Hospital de la Misericordia, Lima.
Robert Land
Austrian/czech film director and screenwriter (1887-1940).
Born July 13th, 1887 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1940 at 53 years old in Paris. [ref]
Félia Litvinne
Russian-born, french-based dramatic soprano.
Born August 29th, 1863 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 12th, 1936 at 73 years old in Paris (disease).
William Hunt Painter
British curate, rector, botanist and botanical collector (1835-1910).
Born July 16th, 1835 in Aston.
Died October 12th, 1910 at 75 years old in Shrewsbury.
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.
Roman Sitko
Polish catholic priest (1880–1942).
Born March 30th, 1880 in Czarna Sędziszowska.
Died October 12th, 1942 at 62 years old in Auschwitz.
Heinz Vollmar
German footballer (1936-1987).
Born April 26th, 1936 in Sankt Ingbert.
Died October 12th, 1987 at 51 years old in Sankt Ingbert.
Xavier Marmier
French writer 1808-1892.
Born June 22nd, 1808 in Pontarlier.
Died October 12th, 1892 at 84 years old in Paris, rue de Babylone.
Ulf Linde
Swedish art critic, member of the swedish academy (1929–2013).
Born April 15th, 1929 in Oscar Parish.
Died October 12th, 2013 at 84 years old in Lidingö Parish.
Benjamin Daydon Jackson
British botanist (1846-1927).
Born April 3rd, 1846 in London.
Died October 12th, 1927 at 81 years old in Westminster Hospital.
Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne
German botanist (1848–1918).
Born February 12th, 1848 in Strzegom.
Died October 12th, 1918 at 70 years old in Berlin.
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
Polish composer (1927–2001).
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Czechowice-Dziedzice.
Died October 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Vitali Kuznetsov
Ussr judoka (1941–2011).
Born February 16th, 1941 in Yaña Macın.
Died October 12th, 2011 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mircea David
Romanian footballer (1914-1993).
Born October 16th, 1914 in Sinaia.
Died October 12th, 1993 at 78 years old in Iași.
Georg Kaibel
German classical philologist (1849 -1901).
Born October 30th, 1849 in Lübeck.
Died October 12th, 1901 at 51 years old in Göttingen (stomach cancer).
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]
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I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw