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February 12th
173 Notable deaths
Carl Froelich
German film director, cinematographer, and film producer.
Born September 5th, 1875 in Berlin.
Died February 12th, 1953 at 77 years old in West Berlin.
Bep van Klaveren
Boxer (1907–1992).
Born September 26th, 1907 in Rotterdam.
Died February 12th, 1992 at 84 years old in Rotterdam.
Woldemar Hägglund
Major general in the finnish army in the second world war (1893-1963).
Born August 10th, 1893 in Vyborg.
Died February 12th, 1963 at 69 years old in Helsinki.
Lev Atamanov
Soviet animator.
Born February 21st, 1905 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Émile Sauret
French violinist and composer.
Born May 22nd, 1852 in Dun-sur-Auron. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1920 at 67 years old in London. [ref]
Dennis Poore
British racing driver.
Born August 19th, 1916 in London.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 70 years old in London.
Dirk Coster
Dutch physicist (1889–1950).
Born October 5th, 1889 in Amsterdam.
Died February 12th, 1950 at 60 years old in Groningen.
Hermann Kantorowicz
German jurist (1877–1940).
Born November 18th, 1877 in Poznań.
Died February 12th, 1940 at 62 years old in Cambridge.
Rafael Vidal
Venezuelan swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.
Born January 6th, 1964 in Caracas.
Died February 12th, 2005 at 41 years old in Caracas (traffic collision).
Vadim Abdrashitov
Russian film director.
Born January 19th, 1945 in Kharkiv.
Died February 12th, 2023 at 78 years old
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