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March 12th
170 Notable deaths
Spiros Kyprianou
2nd president of the republic of cyprus (1932-2002).
Born October 28th, 1932 in Limassol Municipality. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2002 at 69 years old in Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center (cancer). [ref]
Claude Vivier
Canadian composer.
Born April 14th, 1948 in Montreal. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1983 at 34 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei
Catholic cardinal.
Born August 2nd, 1901 in Shanghai.
Died March 12th, 2000 at 98 years old in Stamford (stomach cancer).
Jenő Hubay
Hungarian musician.
Born September 15th, 1858 in Pest. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1937 at 78 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Lyons
English linguist (1932-2020).
Born May 23rd, 1932 in Manchester, Stretford. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2020 at 87 years old in Vichy. [ref]
George Călinescu
Romanian writer and academic.
Born June 19th, 1899 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1965 at 65 years old in Otopeni. [ref]
Richard Coogan
Actor (1914-2014).
Born April 4th, 1914 in Short Hills.
Died March 12th, 2014 at 99 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Luigi Orione
Italian catholic saint, priest, social advocate and religious founder.
Born June 23rd, 1872 in Pontecurone.
Died March 12th, 1940 at 67 years old in Sanremo.
Magda Guzmán
Mexican actress.
Born May 16th, 1931 in Saltillo.
Died March 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Alois Jirásek
Czech writer.
Born August 23rd, 1851. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1930 at 78 years old in New Town. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 170
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