March 12th
240 Notable deaths
Zoran Đinđić
Serbian politician (1952−2003).
Born August 1st, 1952 in Šamac.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 50 years old in Belgrade (gunshot wound).
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
King of the zulu nation from 1968 to 2021.
Born July 14th, 1948 in Nongoma.
Died March 12th, 2021 at 72 years old in KwaZulu-Natal (COVID-19, diabetes). [ref]
Beatrice Wood
American artist (1893-1998).
Born March 3rd, 1893 in San Francisco.
Died March 12th, 1998 at 105 years old in Ojai.
Carrie Chapman Catt
American social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947).
Born January 9th, 1859 in Ripon. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1947 at 88 years old in New Rochelle.
Michael Graves
American architect and designer of consumer products (1934-2015).
Born July 9th, 1934 in Indianapolis.
Died March 12th, 2015 at 80 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Joe Morello
American jazz drummer (1928–2011).
Born July 17th, 1928 in Springfield.
Died March 12th, 2011 at 82 years old in Irvington. [ref]
Alfred Hugenberg
German politician (1865-1951).
Born June 19th, 1865 in Hanover.
Died March 12th, 1951 at 85 years old in Kükenbruch.
Howard Fast
American novelist (1914–2003).
Born November 11th, 1914 in New York City.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 88 years old in Old Greenwich.
Bolesław Bierut
Polish politician and leader of poland (1947–1956).
Born April 18th, 1892 in Lublin. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1956 at 63 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
Danish and swedish royal.
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Charlottenlund Palace. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1958 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Belinda Lee
English actress (1935-1961).
Born June 15th, 1935 in Budleigh Salterton.
Died March 12th, 1961 at 25 years old in San Bernardino (traffic collision).
Zaida Catalán
Swedish politician.
Born October 6th, 1980 in Farsta church parish.
Died March 12th, 2017 at 36 years old in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ivar Kreuger
Swedish businessperson (1880-1932).
Born March 2nd, 1880 in Kalmar.
Died March 12th, 1932 at 52 years old in Paris. [ref]
Mihajlo Pupin
Serbian-american physicist, physical chemist and philanthropist (1858–1935).
Born October 4th, 1858 in Idvor.
Died March 12th, 1935 at 76 years old in New York City.
Joseph Petrosino
Italian-american police officer.
Born August 30th, 1860 in Padula.
Died March 12th, 1909 at 48 years old in Palermo.
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950).
Born March 27th, 1871 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1950 at 78 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
William Henry Bragg
British scientist (1862–1942).
Born July 2nd, 1862 in Wigton.
Died March 12th, 1942 at 79 years old in London.
Olga Hepnarová
Czechoslovakian mass murderer (1951-1975).
Born June 30th, 1951 in Prague.
Died March 12th, 1975 at 23 years old in Pankrác Prison (hanging to death).
Winston Churchill
American novelist (1871–1947).
Born November 10th, 1871 in St. Louis.
Died March 12th, 1947 at 75 years old in Winter Park.
Howard Metzenbaum
American politician and businessman (1917–2008).
Born June 4th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died March 12th, 2008 at 90 years old in Aventura. [ref]
Lesley Duncan
English singer-songwriter.
Born August 12th, 1943 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died March 12th, 2010 at 66 years old in Isle of Mull (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Josephine Hull
American stage and film actress (1877-1957).
Born January 3rd, 1877 in Newtonville.
Died March 12th, 1957 at 80 years old in The Bronx (cerebral hemorrhage).
Zeng Guofan
Chinese politician and military commander (1811–1872).
Born November 26th, 1811 in Xiangxiang City.
Died March 12th, 1872 at 60 years old in Nanjing.
Eugene Ormandy
Hungarian-american conductor and violinist.
Born November 18th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died March 12th, 1985 at 85 years old in Philadelphia (pneumonia).
Lloyd Shapley
American economist and mathematician.
Born June 2nd, 1923 in Cambridge.
Died March 12th, 2016 at 92 years old in Tucson. [ref]
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Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom