February 12th
163 Notable deaths
Olli Lindholm
Finnish singer.
Born March 19th, 1964 in Pori.
Died February 12th, 2019 at 54 years old in Tampere (convulsion). [ref]
Hugh Leonard
Irish writer.
Born November 9th, 1926 in Dalkey. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2009 at 82 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Elio Vittorini
Italian writer, literary translator and editor.
Born July 23rd, 1908 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1966 at 57 years old in Milan (stomach cancer). [ref]
Gösta Ekman
Swedish actor (1890–1938).
Born December 28th, 1890 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1938 at 47 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Herbert Robbins
American mathematician.
Born January 12th, 1915 in New Castle.
Died February 12th, 2001 at 86 years old in Princeton.
Christian Bérard
French artist, fashion illustrator, and designer (1902-1949).
Born August 20th, 1902 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1949 at 46 years old in Paris. [ref]
Battling Levinsky
American boxer.
Born June 10th, 1891 in Philadelphia.
Died February 12th, 1949 at 57 years old in Philadelphia.
Christopher Caudwell
British marxist literary critic, journalist and writer (1907-1937).
Born October 20th, 1907 in Putney. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1937 at 29 years old in Jarama. [ref]
Tomie Ohtake
Brazilian artist (1913-2015).
Born November 21st, 1913 in Kyoto. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2015 at 101 years old in São Paulo (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 163
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus