March 12th
170 Notable deaths
Rutilio Grande
Salvadoran martyr (1928-1977).
Born July 5th, 1928 in El Paisnal.
Died March 12th, 1977 at 48 years old in El Paisnal.
Salvatore Lima
Italian politician and mafia.
Born January 23rd, 1928 in Palermo.
Died March 12th, 1992 at 64 years old in Mondello.
Miguel Delibes
Spanish writer.
Born October 17th, 1920 in Valladolid. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2010 at 89 years old in Valladolid (colorectal cancer). [ref]
John Middleton Murry
English writer.
Born August 6th, 1889 in Peckham. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1957 at 67 years old in London.
Rosamond Lehmann
English writer.
Born February 3rd, 1901 in Bourne End. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1990 at 89 years old in London. [ref]
Aleksandar Nikolić
Basketball player and coach.
Born October 28th, 1924 in Sarajevo.
Died March 12th, 2000 at 75 years old in Belgrade.
Victor Brauner
Romanian artist (1903-1966).
Born June 15th, 1903 in Piatra Neamț. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1966 at 62 years old in Paris. [ref]
David Burns
Actor, singer (1901-1971).
Born June 21st, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died March 12th, 1971 at 69 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
Ken Flach
Us tennis player.
Born May 24th, 1963 in St. Louis.
Died March 12th, 2018 at 54 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 170
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel