April 12th
169 Notable deaths
Aleksandar Petaković
Serbian footballer (1930-2011).
Born February 6th, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died April 12th, 2011 at 81 years old in Kraljevo. [ref]
Maurice Barrier
French actor (1932 – 2020).
Born June 8th, 1932 in Malicorne-sur-Sarthe. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2020 at 87 years old in Montbard (COVID-19). [ref]
Roberto Grau
Argentine chess player.
Born March 18th, 1900 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 12th, 1944 at 44 years old in Buenos Aires.
Brita Koivunen
Finnish schlager singer (1931-2014).
Born August 31st, 1931 in Helsinki.
Died April 12th, 2014 at 82 years old in Helsinki (cancer).
Hermann Dessau
19th / 20th century german ancient historian and epigrapher.
Born April 6th, 1856 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1931 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Primo Mazzolari
Italian presbyter and writer.
Born January 13th, 1890 in Cremona. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1959 at 69 years old in Bozzolo. [ref]
Bruno Rodzik
Footballer (1935-1998).
Born May 29th, 1935 in Giraumont.
Died April 12th, 1998 at 62 years old in Thionville.
Mirdza Ķempe
Latvian poet.
Born February 9th, 1907 in Liepāja. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1974 at 67 years old in Riga. [ref]
Georgi Pachedzhiev
Bulgarian footballer (1916-2005).
Born March 1st, 1916 in Sofia.
Died April 12th, 2005 at 89 years old in Sofia.
Franziskus von Bettinger
Catholic cardinal (1850-1917).
Born September 17th, 1850 in Landstuhl.
Died April 12th, 1917 at 66 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 169
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche