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November 12th
233 Notable deaths
Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Hindu leader from the united states.
Born January 5th, 1927 in Oakland.
Died November 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Kapaʻa.
William Frederick Friedman
American cryptologist (1891–1969).
Born September 24th, 1891 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1969 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Bob Bondurant
American racecar driver (1933–2021).
Born April 27th, 1933 in Evanston.
Died November 12th, 2021 at 88 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Charles Coles
American tap dancer (1911-1992).
Born April 2nd, 1911 in Philadelphia.
Died November 12th, 1992 at 81 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Egyptian actor (1946–2016).
Born June 4th, 1946 in Alexandria.
Died November 12th, 2016 at 70 years old in Cairo (cancer). [ref]
Cornelis Vreeswijk
Dutch-swedish troubadour (1937–1987).
Born August 8th, 1937 in IJmuiden.
Died November 12th, 1987 at 50 years old in Stockholm (liver cancer).
Leah Rabin
Wife of prime minister of israel (1928-2000).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Königsberg.
Died November 12th, 2000 at 72 years old in Petah Tikva (myocardial infarction, lung cancer).
Walter Buch
German general (1883-1949).
Born October 24th, 1883 in Bruchsal.
Died November 12th, 1949 at 66 years old in Schondorf am Ammersee (exsanguination).
Chang Yu-sheng
Taiwanese singer (1966–1997).
Born June 7th, 1966 in Taiwan.
Died November 12th, 1997 at 31 years old in Mackay Memorial Hospital (traffic collision).
Charles Huntziger
General in french army (1880-1941).
Born June 25th, 1880 in Lesneven.
Died November 12th, 1941 at 61 years old in Bréau-et-Salagosse (aviation accident).
George David Birkhoff
American mathematician (1884-1944).
Born March 21st, 1884 in Overisel Township.
Died November 12th, 1944 at 60 years old in Cambridge.
Masatoshi Koshiba
Japanese physicist and astronomer (1926-2020).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Toyohashi.
Died November 12th, 2020 at 94 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Madhu Dandavate
Indian politician (1924-2005).
Born January 21st, 1924 in Ahilyanagar.
Died November 12th, 2005 at 81 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Anna Sten
Ukrainian-born soviet and american actress (1908–1993).
Born December 3rd, 1908 in Kyiv.
Died November 12th, 1993 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Thomas E. Kurtz
American computer scientist and educator (1928–2024).
Born February 22nd, 1928 in Oak Park. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2024 at 96 years old in Lebanon. [ref]
Umberto Giordano
Italian opera composer (1867–1948).
Born August 28th, 1867 in Foggia.
Died November 12th, 1948 at 81 years old in Milan.
Daniel Stern
American psychiatrist and psychoanalytic theorist (1934-2012).
Born August 16th, 1934 in New York City.
Died November 12th, 2012 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Walter Piston
American composer (1894–1976).
Born January 20th, 1894 in Knox County.
Died November 12th, 1976 at 82 years old in Belmont.
Franck Pourcel
French composer and conductor (1931–2000).
Born August 14th, 1913 in Marseille. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2000 at 87 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Parkinson's disease).
Al Ruscio
Actor (1924-2013).
Died November 12th, 2013 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Roman Čechmánek
Czech ice hockey player (1971–2023).
Born March 2nd, 1971 in Chrudim. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2023 at 52 years old in Všemina. [ref]
John R. Hodge
United states army general (1893-1963).
Born June 12th, 1893 in Golconda.
Died November 12th, 1963 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
Peter Leeds
American actor (1917-1996).
Born May 30th, 1917 in Bayonne.
Died November 12th, 1996 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Rudolf Friml
Czech composer (1879–1972).
Born December 2nd, 1879 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1972 at 92 years old in United States, Hollywood. [ref]
Lasgush Poradeci
Albanian writer.
Born December 27th, 1899 in Pogradec.
Died November 12th, 1987 at 87 years old in Tirana.
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