March 12th
170 Notable deaths
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.
Ferenc Szálasi
Hungarian fascist politician, executed for war crimes (1897-1946).
Born January 6th, 1897 in Košice.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 49 years old in Budapest (hanging).
Michael Graves
American architect and designer of consumer products.
Born July 9th, 1934 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2015 at 80 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
Zulu king (1948-2021).
Born July 14th, 1948 in Nongoma.
Died March 12th, 2021 at 72 years old in KwaZulu-Natal (diabetes, COVID-19). [ref]
Zoran Đinđić
Serbian politician (1952−2003).
Born August 1st, 1952 in Šamac. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2003 at 50 years old in Belgrade (ballistic trauma).
Beatrice Wood
American artist (1893-1998).
Born March 3rd, 1893 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1998 at 105 years old in Ojai. [ref]
Joe Morello
American jazz drummer.
Born July 17th, 1928 in Springfield.
Died March 12th, 2011 at 82 years old in Irvington. [ref]
Mack Robinson
American track and field athlete (1914-2000).
Born July 18th, 1914 in Cairo. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2000 at 85 years old in Pasadena (pneumonia, kidney failure, complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]
Howard Fast
American novelist (1914-2003).
Born November 11th, 1914 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2003 at 88 years old in Old Greenwich. [ref]
Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland
Danish and swedish royal.
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Charlottenlund Palace. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1958 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson