December 12th
183 Notable deaths
George Montgomery
American actor and artist.
Born August 27th, 1916 in Brady. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2000 at 84 years old in Rancho Mirage (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stuart Margolin
American actor and director.
Born January 31st, 1940 in Davenport. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2022 at 82 years old in Staunton. [ref]
Heydar Aliyev
Soviet and azerbaijani politician (1923–2003).
Born May 10th, 1923 in Nakhchivan.
Died December 12th, 2003 at 80 years old in Cleveland (kidney failure).
Brad Dexter
American actor (1917-2002).
Born April 9th, 1917 in Goldfield. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2002 at 85 years old in Rancho Mirage (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
David Sarnoff
American pioneer of broadcasting media.
Born February 27th, 1891 in Uzliany.
Died December 12th, 1971 at 80 years old in Manhattan.
Theodor Heuss
German politician (1884-1963).
Born January 31st, 1884 in Brackenheim. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1963 at 79 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Audrey Totter
American actor (1917-2013).
Born December 20th, 1917 in Joliet.
Died December 12th, 2013 at 95 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke). [ref]
Lawton Chiles
American politician.
Born April 3rd, 1930 in Lakeland.
Died December 12th, 1998 at 68 years old in Tallahassee (myocardial infarction).
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer.
Born July 4th, 1868 in Lancaster.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 53 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Maithili Sharan Gupt
Indian poet (1886-1964).
Born August 3rd, 1886 in Chirgaon. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1964 at 78 years old in India. [ref]
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