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February 12th
173 Notable deaths
Christopher Caudwell
British marxist literary critic, journalist and writer (1907-1937).
Born October 20th, 1907 in Putney.
Died February 12th, 1937 at 29 years old in Jarama.
Miguel Febres Cordero
Ecuadorian christian brother, educator and saint (1854-1910).
Born November 7th, 1854 in Cuenca.
Died February 12th, 1910 at 55 years old in Premià de Mar.
Tomie Ohtake
Brazilian artist (1913-2015).
Born November 21st, 1913 in Kyoto.
Died February 12th, 2015 at 101 years old in São Paulo (heart failure).
Harold Gilman
English painter (1876-1919).
Born February 11th, 1876 in Somerset. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1919 at 43 years old in London (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Marcel Cachin
French politician (1869-1958).
Born September 20th, 1869 in Paimpol.
Died February 12th, 1958 at 88 years old in Choisy-le-Roi.
Tom Moore
Irish-american actor and film director (1883-1955).
Born May 1st, 1883 in County Meath.
Died February 12th, 1955 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Branko Miljković
Serbian poet.
Born January 29th, 1934 in Niš.
Died February 12th, 1961 at 27 years old in Zagreb (hanging).
Paolo Troubetzkoy
Russian sculptor (1866-1938).
Born February 15th, 1866 in Intra.
Died February 12th, 1938 at 71 years old in Pallanza.
John Eriksen
Danish footballer (1957-2002).
Born November 20th, 1957 in Svendborg.
Died February 12th, 2002 at 44 years old in Copenhagen.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 173
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson