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March 12th
240 Notable deaths
Hendrik Brugmans
Dutch politician (1906-1997).
Born December 13th, 1906 in Amsterdam.
Died March 12th, 1997 at 90 years old in Bruges.
Leonida Tonelli
Italian mathematician (1885-1946).
Born April 19th, 1885 in Gallipoli.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 60 years old in Pisa.
József Gera
Hungarian politician (1896-1946).
Born October 24th, 1896 in Makó.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 49 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).
August Cieszkowski
Polish philosopher and economist (1814-1894).
Born September 12th, 1814 in Nowa Sucha. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1894 at 79 years old in Poznań. [ref]
Antonio Ortiz Mena
President of the inter-american development bank and secretary of finance of mexico..
Born April 16th, 1907.
Died March 12th, 2007 at 99 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Fruto Chamorro
1st president of nicaragua (1804-1855).
Born October 20th, 1804 in Guatemala City.
Died March 12th, 1855 at 50 years old in Granada (dysentery).
Johan Wilhelm Rangell
Prime minister of finland (1894-1982).
Born October 25th, 1894 in Hauho. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1982 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
Theresa Weld
American figure skater.
Born August 21st, 1893 in Brookline.
Died March 12th, 1978 at 84 years old in Boston, Brookline.
Louis J. Mordell
American-born british number theorist (1888–1972).
Born January 28th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Jean Vallée
Belgian singer (1941-2014).
Born October 2nd, 1941 in Verviers.
Died March 12th, 2014 at 72 years old in Thimister-Clermont (cancer).
Ferdinand Hurter
Swiss chemist (1844–1898).
Born March 15th, 1844 in Schaffhausen.
Died March 12th, 1898 at 53 years old in Widnes.
Slava Stetsko
Ukrainian politician (1920-2003).
Born May 14th, 1920 in Romanivka.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 82 years old in Munich.
Lawrence Lambe
Canadian geologist and palaeontologist from the geological survey of canada (gsc).
Born August 27th, 1863 in Montreal.
Died March 12th, 1919 at 55 years old in Ottawa.
Uchida Kōsai
Japanese statesman, diplomat and interim prime minister (1865-1936).
Born November 17th, 1865 in Yatsushiro.
Died March 12th, 1936 at 70 years old in Tokyo (disease).
Alan Greene
Diver (1911–2001).
Born August 29th, 1911 in Denver.
Died March 12th, 2001 at 89 years old
Blanca Varela
Peruvian poet (1926–2009).
Born August 10th, 1926 in Lima.
Died March 12th, 2009 at 82 years old in Lima. [ref]
Ernest Doudart de Lagrée
French explorer (1823–1868).
Born March 31st, 1832 in Grenoble.
Died March 12th, 1868 at 35 years old in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture.
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
German mathematician (1800–1834).
Died March 12th, 1834 at 33 years old in Erlangen.
Josef Bayer
Austrian composer (1852-1913).
Born March 6th, 1852 in Vienna.
Died March 12th, 1913 at 61 years old in Vienna.
Semen Bogdanov
Soviet military commander (1894-1960).
Born August 29th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 12th, 1960 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Gyula Kállai
Hungarian politician (1910-1996).
Born June 1st, 1910 in Berettyóújfalu.
Died March 12th, 1996 at 85 years old in Budapest.
Tomás Martínez Guerrero
President of nicaragua (1820-1873).
Born December 21st, 1820 in Nagarote.
Died March 12th, 1873 at 52 years old in León.
Néstor Guillén
President of bolivia (1890-1966).
Born January 28th, 1890 in La Paz.
Died March 12th, 1966 at 76 years old in La Paz.
Teresa Mattei
Italian partisan and politician (1921-2013).
Born February 1st, 1921 in Genoa.
Died March 12th, 2013 at 92 years old in Lari.
Jurij Brězan
Sorbian writer (1916-2006).
Born June 9th, 1916 in Räckelwitz.
Died March 12th, 2006 at 89 years old in Kamenz.
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