March 12th
240 Notable deaths
Nokie Edwards
American musician (1935–2018).
Died March 12th, 2018 at 82 years old in Yuma (surgical complications).
Gustav Vigeland
Norwegian sculptor.
Born April 11th, 1869 in Halse og Harkmark. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1943 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Nader Jahanbani
Iranian general, fighter pilot of imperial iranian air force (iiaf).
Born April 16th, 1928 in Tehran.
Died March 12th, 1979 at 50 years old in Qasr Prison (gunshot wound).
Roy Glenn
American actor (1914-1971).
Born June 3rd, 1914 in Pittsburg.
Died March 12th, 1971 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Charles-Marie Widor
French organist and composer (1844–1937).
Born February 21st, 1844 in Lyon. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1937 at 93 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Robert Trivers
American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist.
Born February 19th, 1943 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 12th, 2026 at 83 years old in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Jean Paul Riopelle
Canadian artist (1923–2002).
Born October 7th, 1923 in Montreal. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2002 at 78 years old in Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues. [ref]
Fredric Brown
American novelist, short story author (1906–1972).
Born October 29th, 1906 in Cincinnati.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 65 years old in Tucson.
Jay Anson
American author (1921–1980).
Born November 4th, 1921 in New York City.
Died March 12th, 1980 at 58 years old in Palo Alto.
Hugh Herbert
Comedian, film actor (1887–1952).
Born August 10th, 1887 in Binghamton.
Died March 12th, 1952 at 64 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ernő Gerő
Former first secretary of the hungarian working people's party.
Born July 8th, 1898 in Trebušovce.
Died March 12th, 1980 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Richard Levinson
American screenwriter and producer (1934–1987).
Born August 7th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died March 12th, 1987 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Frankie Frisch
American baseball player and manager (1898–1973).
Born September 9th, 1898 in The Bronx.
Died March 12th, 1973 at 74 years old in Wilmington (traffic collision).
Věra Chytilová
Czech film director (1929–2014).
Born February 2nd, 1929 in Kunčice. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2014 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
August Bier
Surgeon (1861-1949).
Born November 24th, 1861 in Helsen, Bad Arolsen. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1949 at 87 years old in Sauen. [ref]
William George Barker
Canadian first world war fighter ace (1894–1930).
Born November 3rd, 1894 in Dauphin.
Died March 12th, 1930 at 35 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Syed Abid Ali
Indian cricket player..
Born September 9th, 1941 in Hyderabad.
Died March 12th, 2025 at 83 years old
Oleg Tabakov
Soviet and russian actor and theatre director (1935–2018).
Born August 17th, 1935 in Saratov.
Died March 12th, 2018 at 82 years old in Moscow (sepsis). [ref]
Rutilio Grande
Salvadoran martyr (1928-1977).
Born July 5th, 1928 in El Paisnal.
Died March 12th, 1977 at 48 years old in El Paisnal.
Rosamond Lehmann
English writer (1901–1990).
Born February 3rd, 1901 in Bourne End.
Died March 12th, 1990 at 89 years old in London.
John Middleton Murry
English writer (1889–1957).
Born August 6th, 1889 in Peckham.
Died March 12th, 1957 at 67 years old in London.
John Peter Altgeld
American politician (1847-1902).
Born December 30th, 1847 in Selters.
Died March 12th, 1902 at 54 years old in Joliet.
Salvatore Lima
Italian politician and mafia (1928–1992).
Born January 23rd, 1928 in Palermo.
Died March 12th, 1992 at 64 years old in Mondello. [ref]
Jiang Yanyong
Chinese physician (1931-2023).
Born October 4th, 1931 in Hangzhou.
Died March 12th, 2023 at 91 years old in Chinese PLA General Hospital & Medical School. [ref]
Victor Brauner
Romanian artist (1903-1966).
Born June 15th, 1903 in Piatra Neamț.
Died March 12th, 1966 at 62 years old in Paris.
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold