March 12th
170 Notable deaths
Marianne Weber
German women's rights activist and legal historian (1870-1954).
Born August 2nd, 1870 in Oerlinghausen. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1954 at 83 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Ragnar Granit
Finnish scientist (1900-1991).
Born October 30th, 1900 in Riihimäki.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 90 years old in Stockholm.
Étienne Decroux
1898-1991 french actor and mime.
Born July 19th, 1898 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1991 at 92 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
George Noble Plunkett
Irish politician (1851-1948).
Born December 3rd, 1851 in Dublin.
Died March 12th, 1948 at 96 years old in Dublin.
Tonie Marshall
French actress (1951-2020).
Born November 29th, 1951 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2020 at 68 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Wang Zhen
Chinese general and politician (1908-1993).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Liuyang.
Died March 12th, 1993 at 84 years old in Guangzhou.
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. [ref]
Ada Jafri
Urdu poet (1924-2015).
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Budaun.
Died March 12th, 2015 at 90 years old in Karachi.
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).
Andrey Kivilev
Kazakh cyclist.
Born September 20th, 1973 in Taldykorgan.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 29 years old in Saint-Étienne (fall).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 170
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare