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February 12th
243 Notable deaths
John Eriksen
Danish footballer (1957-2002).
Born November 20th, 1957 in Svendborg.
Died February 12th, 2002 at 44 years old in Copenhagen.
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.
Samad bey Mehmandarov
Azerbaijani general (1856–1931).
Born October 16th, 1855 in Lankaran.
Died February 12th, 1931 at 75 years old in Baku.
Charles Critchfield
American mathematical physicist.
Born June 7th, 1910 in Shreve.
Died February 12th, 1994 at 83 years old in Los Alamos.
Gardner Ackley
Economist, diplomat (1915-1998).
Born June 30th, 1915 in Indianapolis.
Died February 12th, 1998 at 82 years old in Ann Arbor.
Albert von Schrenck-Notzing
German parapsychologist & psychotherapist (1862-1929).
Born May 18th, 1862 in Oldenburg, Osternburg.
Died February 12th, 1929 at 66 years old in Munich.
Karl Eliasberg
Conductor (1907–1978).
Born June 10th, 1907 in Minsk.
Died February 12th, 1978 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Moses Gomberg
American chemist (1866–1947).
Born February 8th, 1866 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died February 12th, 1947 at 81 years old in Ann Arbor.
Michael Berridge
British biochemist (1938–2020).
Born October 22nd, 1938 in Kadoma.
Died February 12th, 2020 at 81 years old [ref]
Søren Spanning
Danish actor (1951–2020).
Born May 30th, 1951 in Frederiksberg.
Died February 12th, 2020 at 68 years old in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Lis Hartel
Danish equestrian (1921-2009).
Born March 14th, 1921 in Hellerup. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2009 at 87 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Aaron Bernstein
German scientist, author and reformer (1812-1884).
Born April 6th, 1812 in Gdańsk. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1884 at 71 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Einar Hille
American mathematician (1894–1980).
Born June 28th, 1894 in New York City.
Died February 12th, 1980 at 85 years old in La Jolla.
Vadim Abdrashitov
Russian film director (1945–2023).
Born January 19th, 1945 in Kharkiv.
Died February 12th, 2023 at 78 years old in Moscow (cancer, COVID-19).
Lev Atamanov
Soviet animator (1905–1981).
Born February 21st, 1905 in Moscow.
Died February 12th, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Léon Goossens
British musician (1897–1988).
Born June 12th, 1897 in Liverpool.
Died February 12th, 1988 at 90 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells. [ref]
Carl Froelich
German film director, cinematographer, and film producer (1875-1953).
Born September 5th, 1875 in Berlin.
Died February 12th, 1953 at 77 years old in West Berlin.
Heinz Schubert
German actor (1925–1999).
Born November 12th, 1925 in Berlin.
Died February 12th, 1999 at 73 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).
Ishman Bracey
American singer-guitarist.
Born January 9th, 1901 in Byram.
Died February 12th, 1970 at 69 years old in Jackson.
Anna Marguerite McCann
American art historian and archaeologist (1933–2017).
Born May 11th, 1933 in Mamaroneck.
Died February 12th, 2017 at 83 years old in Sleepy Hollow.
Bep van Klaveren
Dutch boxer (1907–1992).
Born September 26th, 1907 in Rotterdam.
Died February 12th, 1992 at 84 years old in Rotterdam.
Miklós Barabás
Hungarian artist (c.1810-1898).
Born February 10th, 1810 in Mărcușa. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1898 at 88 years old in Budapest.
Dirk Coster
Dutch physicist (1889–1950).
Born October 5th, 1889 in Amsterdam.
Died February 12th, 1950 at 60 years old in Groningen.
Frank Merrill
American actor (1893-1966).
Born March 21st, 1893 in Newark.
Died February 12th, 1966 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Dennis Poore
British racing driver.
Born August 19th, 1916 in London.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 70 years old in London.
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo