April 12th
189 Notable deaths
Vicenç Sasot
Spanish association football player (1918-1985).
Born January 21st, 1918 in Peñalba.
Died April 12th, 1985 at 67 years old in Barcelona.
Bruno Rodzik
Footballer (1935-1998).
Born May 29th, 1935 in Giraumont.
Died April 12th, 1998 at 62 years old in Thionville.
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).
Mirdza Ķempe
Latvian poet (1907–1974).
Born February 9th, 1907 in Liepāja.
Died April 12th, 1974 at 67 years old in Riga.
Alphonse Lacroix
American ice hockey player (1897–1973).
Born October 21st, 1897 in Newton.
Died April 12th, 1973 at 75 years old in Lewiston.
Eduard Bagirov
Russian writer.
Born October 25th, 1975 in Mary.
Died April 12th, 2023 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Vladimir Astapovsky
Soviet association football player (1946-2012).
Born July 16th, 1946 in Bryansk.
Died April 12th, 2012 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Marthe Robert
French literary critic (1914–1996).
Born March 25th, 1914 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 12th, 1996 at 82 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Zdeněk Jirotka
Czech playwright, humorist, publicist, bookwriter, scriptwriter and writer (1911–2003).
Born January 7th, 1911 in Slezská Ostrava. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2003 at 92 years old in Prague. [ref]
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder