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February 12th
243 Notable deaths
Józef Świeżyński
Polish politician (1868-1948).
Born April 19th, 1868 in Wlonice.
Died February 12th, 1948 at 79 years old in Sandomierz.
Dominique D'Onofrio
Italian football player and coach (1953-2016).
Born April 18th, 1953 in Castelforte. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2016 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edward Dannreuther
German musician (1844–1905).
Born November 4th, 1844 in Strasbourg.
Died February 12th, 1905 at 60 years old in Hastings.
Joan Brull Vinyoles
Catalan painter (1863-1912).
Born June 24th, 1863 in Barcelona.
Died February 12th, 1912 at 48 years old in Barcelona.
Oskar Anderson
Baltic german mathematician, statistician and economist (1887–1960).
Born August 2nd, 1887 in Minsk.
Died February 12th, 1960 at 72 years old in Munich.
Count Manfred von Clary-Aldringen
Austrian politician (1852-1928).
Born May 30th, 1852 in Vienna.
Died February 12th, 1928 at 75 years old in Schloss Herrnau.
Krystyna Sienkiewicz
Polish actress (1935-2017).
Born February 14th, 1935 in Ostrów Mazowiecka.
Died February 12th, 2017 at 81 years old in Warsaw (disease).
Ali Gagarin
Sudanese footballer.
Born April 1st, 1949 in Omdurman.
Died February 12th, 2025 at 75 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Tamás Wichmann
Hungarian sprint canoer (1948–2020).
Born February 4th, 1948 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2020 at 72 years old in Budapest (cancer). [ref]
Georges Dumas
French psychologist (1866-1946).
Born March 6th, 1866 in Lédignan.
Died February 12th, 1946 at 79 years old in Lédignan.
René Worms
French auditor of the council of state, son of professor of political economics émile worms (1869-1926).
Born December 8th, 1869 in Rennes.
Died February 12th, 1926 at 56 years old in Paris.
Zinaida Kiriyenko
Soviet and russian actress (1933—2022).
Born July 9th, 1933 in Makhachkala.
Died February 12th, 2022 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Fedor den Hertog
Dutch road bicycle racer (1946–2011).
Born April 20th, 1946 in Utrecht.
Died February 12th, 2011 at 64 years old in Ermelo (prostate cancer). [ref]
Lee Wan-Yong
Minister of korea, who signed the japan-korea annexation treaty (1858-1926).
Born June 7th, 1858 in Seongnam, Bundang.
Died February 12th, 1926 at 67 years old in Seoul (pneumonia).
Grethe Sønck
Actress, singer (1929-2010).
Born July 16th, 1929 in Denmark.
Died February 12th, 2010 at 80 years old in Rågeleje (disease). [ref]
Bergljot Hobæk Haff
Novelist (1925-2016).
Born May 1st, 1925 in Botne Municipality.
Died February 12th, 2016 at 90 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Elise Aulinger
German actress (1881-1965).
Born December 11th, 1881 in Munich.
Died February 12th, 1965 at 83 years old in Munich.
Stella Roman
Romanian singer (1904-1992).
Born August 23rd, 1904 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died February 12th, 1992 at 87 years old in New York City.
Arpiar Arpiarian
Armenian writer and journalist (1851–1908).
Born December 21st, 1851 in Samsun.
Died February 12th, 1908 at 56 years old in Cairo.
Charles Le Goffic
French poet, novelist and historian (1863-1932).
Born July 14th, 1863 in Lannion.
Died February 12th, 1932 at 68 years old in Lannion.
Paolo Pileri
Italian motorcycle racer (1944–2007).
Born July 31st, 1944 in Terni.
Died February 12th, 2007 at 62 years old in Terni. [ref]
Ömer Kaner
Turkish association football player and manager (1951-2026).
Born May 21st, 1951 in Istanbul.
Died February 12th, 2026 at 74 years old [ref]
Gizi Bajor
Hungarian actress (1893–1951).
Born May 19th, 1893 in Budapest.
Died February 12th, 1951 at 57 years old in Budapest.
Hans Ziglarski
German boxer (1905-1975).
Born October 16th, 1905 in Białystok.
Died February 12th, 1975 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Galina Shamrai
Soviet gymnast (1931–2022).
Born October 5th, 1931 in Tashkent.
Died February 12th, 2022 at 90 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte