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March 12th
178 Notable deaths
Luigi Orione
Italian catholic saint, priest, social advocate and religious founder.
Born June 23rd, 1872 in Pontecurone.
Died March 12th, 1940 at 67 years old in Sanremo.
Magda Guzmán
Mexican actress.
Born May 16th, 1931 in Saltillo.
Died March 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Alois Jirásek
Czech writer.
Born August 23rd, 1851. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1930 at 78 years old in New Town. [ref]
André Salmon
French poet (1881–1969).
Born October 4th, 1881 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 12th, 1969 at 87 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer.
Philip Lamantia
American poet, lecturer (1927–2005).
Born October 23rd, 1927 in San Francisco.
Died March 12th, 2005 at 77 years old in San Francisco.
William Heinesen
Faroese danish-language writer (1900-1991).
Born January 15th, 1900 in Tórshavn. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1991 at 91 years old in Tórshavn. [ref]
David Lack
British ornithologist and biologist (1910-1973).
Born July 16th, 1910 in London.
Died March 12th, 1973 at 62 years old in Oxford.
Harold Bauer
Pianist.
Born April 23rd, 1873 in New Malden.
Died March 12th, 1951 at 77 years old in Miami. [ref]
Horst Ehmke
Politician of the social democratic party of germany, lawyer (1927-2017).
Born February 4th, 1927 in Gdańsk.
Died March 12th, 2017 at 90 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Károly Beregfy
Hungarian fascist arrow cross defence minister under ferenc szálasi (1888-1946).
Born February 12th, 1888 in Crvenka.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 58 years old in Budapest (hanging).
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