March 12th
240 Notable deaths
Muhammad Musa
Pakistani hazara general (1908–1991).
Born October 20th, 1908 in Quetta.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 82 years old in Quetta.
Alberto Bachelet
Brigadier general of the chilean air force and father of president michelle bachelet (1923-1974).
Born April 27th, 1923 in Santiago.
Died March 12th, 1974 at 50 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction).
Magda Guzmán
Mexican actress (1931–2015).
Born May 16th, 1931 in Saltillo.
Died March 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Lise Tréhot
Mistress and model of the artist pierre-auguste renoir (1848-1922).
Born March 14th, 1848 in Ecquevilly.
Died March 12th, 1922 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Andrey Kivilev
Kazakh cyclist (1973–2003).
Born September 20th, 1973 in Taldyqorğan.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 29 years old in Saint-Étienne (road cycling crashes).
Jenő Hubay
Hungarian musician (1858–1937).
Born September 15th, 1858 in Pest.
Died March 12th, 1937 at 78 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Johann Jakob Balmer
Swiss mathematician (1825–1898).
Died March 12th, 1898 at 72 years old in Basel.
George Călinescu
Romanian writer and academic.
Born June 19th, 1899 in Bucharest.
Died March 12th, 1965 at 65 years old in Otopeni.
Mustafa Sabri
Turkish theologian with anti-republican views (1869–1954).
Born June 22nd, 1869 in Tokat. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1954 at 84 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Alois Jirásek
Czech writer (1851–1930).
Born August 23rd, 1851 in Birth house of Alois Jirásek. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1930 at 78 years old in New Town (senility, enlarged prostate). [ref]
Luigi Orione
Italian catholic saint, priest, social advocate and religious founder (1872-1940).
Born June 23rd, 1872 in Pontecurone.
Died March 12th, 1940 at 67 years old in Sanremo.
Lyda Roberti
Actress (1906-1938).
Born May 20th, 1906 in Warsaw.
Died March 12th, 1938 at 31 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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.
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 to death).
John Lyons
English linguist (1932-2020).
Born May 23rd, 1932 in Manchester, Stretford.
Died March 12th, 2020 at 87 years old in Vichy. [ref]
Nilla Pizzi
Italian singer (1919–2011).
Born April 16th, 1919 in Sant'Agata Bolognese.
Died March 12th, 2011 at 91 years old in Segrate (disease). [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.
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]
Tawfik Toubi
Palestinian politician (1922-2011).
Born May 11th, 1922 in Haifa. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2011 at 88 years old in Haifa. [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.
Alex Raisbeck
Scottish footballer (1878-1949).
Born December 26th, 1878 in Polmont.
Died March 12th, 1949 at 70 years old in Liverpool.
John F. Burns
British journalist.
Born October 4th, 1944 in Nottingham. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2026 at 81 years old in Cambridgeshire (pneumonia). [ref]
Harold Bauer
American pianist of english birth (1873–1951).
Born April 28th, 1873 in New Malden.
Died March 12th, 1951 at 77 years old in Miami.
Mikayil Mushfig
Azerbaijani writer (1908-1938).
Died March 12th, 1939 at 30 years old in Baku (political repression).
Sidney Dillon Ripley
American ornithologist and 8th secretary of the smithsonian (1913–2001).
Born September 20th, 1913 in New York City.
Died March 12th, 2001 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Deaths 101 to 125 of 240
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown