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March 12th
240 Notable deaths
George Noble Plunkett
Irish politician (1851-1948).
Born December 3rd, 1851 in Dublin.
Died March 12th, 1948 at 96 years old in Dublin.
Peter Blau
American sociologist.
Born February 7th, 1918 in Vienna.
Died March 12th, 2002 at 84 years old in New York City.
Aleksandar Nikolić
Basketball player and coach (1924–2000).
Born October 28th, 1924 in Sarajevo.
Died March 12th, 2000 at 75 years old in Belgrade.
Nikolai Glushkov
Russian businessman (1949-2018).
Born December 24th, 1949 in Maykop.
Died March 12th, 2018 at 68 years old in New Malden. [ref]
Julius Vogel
8th premier of new zealand (1835-1899).
Born February 24th, 1835 in London.
Died March 12th, 1899 at 64 years old in Surrey (bronchitis).
Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria
Austrian archduke (1868–1915).
Born December 27th, 1868 in Vienna.
Died March 12th, 1915 at 46 years old in Munich (tuberculosis).
Miguel Delibes
Spanish writer (1920–2010).
Born October 17th, 1920 in Valladolid.
Died March 12th, 2010 at 89 years old in Valladolid (colon cancer). [ref]
Claude Vivier
Canadian composer (1948–1983).
Born April 14th, 1948 in Montreal.
Died March 12th, 1983 at 34 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Lazare Ponticelli
World war i veteran, piping and metal worker.
Born December 7th, 1897 in Bettola. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2008 at 110 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
David Burns
Actor, singer.
Born June 22nd, 1902 in Manhattan.
Died March 12th, 1971 at 68 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rudolf von Alt
Austrian landscape and architectural painter (1812-1905).
Born August 20th, 1812 in Vienna.
Died March 12th, 1905 at 92 years old in Vienna.
Tonie Marshall
French actress (1951-2020).
Born November 29th, 1951 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died March 12th, 2020 at 68 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Wang Zhen
Chinese military officer and politician (1908-1993).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Liuyang.
Died March 12th, 1993 at 84 years old in Guangzhou.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Austrian writer (1830–1916).
Born September 13th, 1830 in Schloss Zdislawitz. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1916 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Infante Enrique of Spain
Spanish infante, i duke of seville and officer in the spanish navy (1823-1870).
Born April 17th, 1823 in Seville.
Died March 12th, 1870 at 46 years old in Leganés.
Ken Flach
Us tennis player (1963–2018).
Born May 24th, 1963 in St. Louis.
Died March 12th, 2018 at 54 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia). [ref]
Spiros Cyprianou
2nd president of the republic of cyprus (1977-1988).
Born October 28th, 1932 in Limassol. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2002 at 69 years old in Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center (cancer). [ref]
Philippe Soupault
French writer (1897–1990).
Born August 2nd, 1897 in Chaville. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1990 at 92 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Étienne Decroux
French actor and mime (1898–1991).
Born July 19th, 1898 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 92 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Ragnar Granit
Finnish scientist (1900–1991).
Born October 30th, 1900 in Riihimäki.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 90 years old in Stockholm.
Zachris Topelius
Finnish-swedish author, poet, historian, professor and rector of helsinki university (1818–1898).
Born January 14th, 1818 in Nykarleby.
Died March 12th, 1898 at 80 years old in Sipoo.
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei
Catholic cardinal (1901–2000).
Born August 2nd, 1901 in Shanghai.
Died March 12th, 2000 at 98 years old in Stamford (stomach cancer).
Joseph Monier
French gardener and one of the principal inventors of reinforced concrete.
Born November 8th, 1823 in Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie.
Died March 12th, 1906 at 82 years old in Paris.
Ada Jafri
Urdu poet (1924-2015).
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Budaun.
Died March 12th, 2015 at 90 years old in Karachi. [ref]
Richard Coogan
Actor (1914-2014).
Born April 4th, 1914 in Short Hills.
Died March 12th, 2014 at 99 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
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