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November 12th
233 Notable deaths
Santiago Vernazza
Argentine association football player (1928-2017).
Born December 29th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Gernot Roll
German cinematographer (1939–2020).
Born April 9th, 1939 in Dresden.
Died November 12th, 2020 at 81 years old in Munich. [ref]
Hugo Obermaier
Spanish-german historian and anthropologist (1877–1946).
Born January 29th, 1877 in Regensburg.
Died November 12th, 1946 at 69 years old in Fribourg.
Viktor Serebryanikov
Ukrainian footballer (1940-2014).
Born March 29th, 1940 in Zaporizhzhia.
Died November 12th, 2014 at 74 years old in Kyiv.
Leo Graetz
German physicist (1856–1941).
Born September 16th, 1856 in Wrocław.
Died November 12th, 1941 at 85 years old in Munich.
Halvar Björk
Swedish actor (1928-2000).
Born September 22nd, 1928 in Borgvattnet.
Died November 12th, 2000 at 72 years old in Huddinge Municipality (lung cancer).
Leonid Potapov
Russian politician.
Died November 12th, 2020 at 85 years old in Ulan-Ude (COVID-19). [ref]
Guido Piovene
Italian writer and journalist (1907-1974).
Born July 27th, 1907 in Vicenza.
Died November 12th, 1974 at 67 years old in London.
Jakob Heine
German orthopaedist (1800–1879).
Born April 16th, 1800 in Lauterbach.
Died November 12th, 1879 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Rahim Huseynov
Azerbaijani politician (1936–2023).
Died November 12th, 2023 at 87 years old in Baku.
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Soviet film director (1930–1996).
Born April 14th, 1930 in Kaunas.
Died November 12th, 1996 at 66 years old in Vilnius.
Pál Várhidi
Hungarian football player and manager (1931–2015).
Born November 6th, 1931 in Újpest.
Died November 12th, 2015 at 84 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Violet Mersereau
Actress (1892-1975).
Born October 2nd, 1892 in New York City.
Died November 12th, 1975 at 83 years old in Plymouth.
George B. Martin
Democrat member of the united states senate (1876-1945).
Born August 18th, 1876 in Prestonsburg.
Died November 12th, 1945 at 69 years old in Catlettsburg.
Camillo Caccia Dominioni
Cardinal of the roman catholic church (1877–1946).
Born February 7th, 1877 in Milan.
Died November 12th, 1946 at 69 years old in Rome.
Feliciano Viera
President of uruguay (1872-1927).
Born November 8th, 1872 in Salto.
Died November 12th, 1927 at 55 years old in Salto.
Mikołaj Kruszewski
Linguist (1851-1887).
Born December 18th, 1851 in Lutsk. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1887 at 35 years old in Kazan. [ref]
Tadeusz Fijewski
Polish actor (1911-1978).
Born July 14th, 1911 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1978 at 67 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Bernard Panafieu
Catholic cardinal (1931-2017).
Born January 26th, 1931 in Châtellerault.
Died November 12th, 2017 at 86 years old in Carpentras (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Aldo Bet
Italian footballer (1949–2023).
Born March 26th, 1949 in Mareno di Piave.
Died November 12th, 2023 at 74 years old in Varese. [ref]
Jaro Fürth
Austrian actor (1871-1945).
Born April 21st, 1871 in Prague.
Died November 12th, 1945 at 74 years old in Vienna (disease).
Serge Nigg
French composer (1924–2008).
Born June 6th, 1924 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2008 at 84 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Boris Gurevich
Soviet olympic wrestler (1937-2020).
Born February 23rd, 1937 in Kyiv.
Died November 12th, 2020 at 83 years old in Deerfield.
Tibor Méray
Hungarian journalist (1924–2020).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2020 at 96 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ria Baran
German figure skater (1922–1986).
Born November 2nd, 1922 in Dortmund.
Died November 12th, 1986 at 64 years old in Düsseldorf.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain