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April 12th
182 Notable deaths
Wang Renmei
Chinese actress and singer.
Born December 24th, 1914 in Changsha County.
Died April 12th, 1987 at 72 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Louis van Dijk
Dutch pianist, music arranger (1941-2020).
Born November 27th, 1941 in Amsterdam.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 78 years old in Rosa Spier Huis (cancer). [ref]
Wolfgang Krull
German mathematician.
Born August 26th, 1899 in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1971 at 71 years old in Bonn. [ref]
George Shevelov
Ukrainian writer, slavist philologist, literary historian, critic, member of the national academy of sciences of ukraine (1908-2002).
Born December 17th, 1908 in Kharkiv.
Died April 12th, 2002 at 93 years old in New York City.
Vilém Mathesius
Czech linguist, literature historian and science writer (1882-1945).
Born August 3rd, 1882 in Pardubice. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1945 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]
Paul Hazard
French historian (1878-1944).
Born August 30th, 1878 in Noordpeene.
Died April 12th, 1944 at 65 years old in Paris.
Chung Won-shik
South korean politician (1928-2020).
Born August 5th, 1928 in Keijō.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 91 years old in Seoul (kidney failure). [ref]
François Maspero
French novelist, journalist, publisher, translator (1932–2015).
Born January 19th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Dwight Griswold
American politician (1893-1954).
Born November 27th, 1893 in Harrison.
Died April 12th, 1954 at 60 years old in Bethesda.
Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski
Polish politician (1892-1946).
Born March 16th, 1892 in Kaunas, Pandėlys.
Died April 12th, 1946 at 54 years old in Woking.
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