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March 12th
178 Notable deaths
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]
Muhammad Musa
Pakistani hazara general (1908–1991).
Born October 20th, 1908 in Quetta.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 82 years old in Quetta.
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.
Died March 12th, 2020 at 68 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [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]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 178
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett