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
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde