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February 12th
243 Notable deaths
Jørgen Stubberud
Norwegian polar explorer (1883-1980).
Born April 17th, 1883 in Oppegård Municipality. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1980 at 96 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Ricardo Balaca
Spanish painter (1844-1880).
Born December 31st, 1844 in Lisbon.
Died February 12th, 1880 at 35 years old in Aravaca.
John Arthur Thomson
Scottish naturalist (1861–1933).
Born July 8th, 1861 in Saltoun.
Died February 12th, 1933 at 71 years old in Limpsfield.
Ernest Joy
Actor (1878-1924).
Born January 20th, 1878 in Iowa.
Died February 12th, 1924 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (peritonitis).
Claude Nollier
French actress (1918–2009).
Born December 12th, 1919 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 12th, 2009 at 89 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Per-Erik Hedlund
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born April 18th, 1897 in Särna.
Died February 12th, 1975 at 77 years old in Särna.
Raymond Vouel
Luxembourgish politician (1923-1987).
Born April 8th, 1923 in Rumelange.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 63 years old in Luxembourg.
Julius Bab
German dramatist (1880–1955).
Born December 11th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died February 12th, 1955 at 74 years old in Roslyn Heights.
Celso Güity
Honduran footballer (1958-2021).
Born August 7th, 1955 in La Ceiba.
Died February 12th, 2021 at 65 years old in Miami (bone cancer). [ref]
Hippolyte Langlois
French general and academician (1839–1912).
Born August 3rd, 1839 in Besançon.
Died February 12th, 1912 at 72 years old in Paris.
Jan Klaassens
Dutch footballer (1931-1983).
Born September 4th, 1931 in Venlo.
Died February 12th, 1983 at 51 years old in Baarlo.
Ursula B. Marvin
American geologist, mineralogist and historian of science (1921-2018).
Born August 20th, 1921 in Bradford. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2018 at 96 years old in Concord. [ref]
Adile Sultan
Ottoman princess (1826–1899).
Born May 23rd, 1826 in Istanbul.
Died February 12th, 1899 at 72 years old in Istanbul.
Giorgio Rossano
Italian footballer (1939-2016).
Born March 20th, 1939 in Turin.
Died February 12th, 2016 at 76 years old in Viareggio. [ref]
Shozo Makino
Swimmer (1915–1987).
Born May 15th, 1915 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 71 years old
Mato Damjanović
Croatian chess grandmaster (1927–2011).
Born March 23rd, 1927 in Đeletovci.
Died February 12th, 2011 at 83 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Gerry Davey
English ice hockey player (1914–1977).
Born September 5th, 1914 in Port Arthur.
Died February 12th, 1977 at 62 years old in Orange County.
Edson Bispo dos Santos
Brazilian basketball player and basketball coach (1935–2011).
Born May 27th, 1935 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 12th, 2011 at 75 years old in São Paulo.
Mariia Fedosiivna Vetrova
Ukrainian teacher and revolutionary (1870-1897).
Born January 3rd, 1870 in Solonivka.
Died February 12th, 1897 at 27 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Theodor Hagen
German painter and art educationist (1842-1919).
Born May 24th, 1842 in Düsseldorf.
Died February 12th, 1919 at 76 years old in Weimar.
Henri De Deken
Belgian footballer (1907–1960).
Born August 3rd, 1907 in Schoten.
Died February 12th, 1960 at 52 years old in Antwerp.
Philip Tomalin
French cricketer (1858-1940).
Born April 10th, 1858 in Kensington.
Died February 12th, 1940 at 81 years old in Bognor Regis.
Miguel Murillo
Bolivian footballer.
Born March 24th, 1898 in La Paz.
Died February 12th, 1968 at 69 years old in Bolivia.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner