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March 12th
181 Notable deaths
Hugh Herbert
Comedian, film actor.
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. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1980 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Richard Levinson
American writer and producer (1934-1987).
Born August 7th, 1934 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1987 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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 director, professor and university educator (1929-2014).
Born February 2nd, 1929 in Ostrava, Kunčice. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2014 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
August Bier
Surgeon (1861-1949).
Born November 24th, 1861 in Bad Arolsen, Helsen. [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.
Born August 17th, 1935 in Saratov. [ref]
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.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore