April 12th
153 Notable deaths
Forrest Gregg
American football player and coach (1933-2019).
Born October 18th, 1933 in Birthright.
Died April 12th, 2019 at 85 years old in Colorado Springs (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
James Gleason
American actor (1882-1959).
Born May 23rd, 1882 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 1959 at 76 years old in Woodland Hills (asthma).
Alan Paton
South african writer and activist (1903-1988).
Born January 11th, 1903 in Pietermaritzburg. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1988 at 85 years old in Durban.
Yasuhiko Asaka
Japanese prince (1887-1981).
Born October 20th, 1887 in Kyoto.
Died April 12th, 1981 at 93 years old in Atami.
Tommy Smith
English professional association footballer (1945-2019).
Born April 5th, 1945 in Liverpool.
Died April 12th, 2019 at 74 years old in Waterloo (dementia). [ref]
Sydney Lassick
Actor (1922-2003).
Born July 23rd, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2003 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]
Harvey Ball
American artist.
Born July 10th, 1921 in Worcester.
Died April 12th, 2001 at 79 years old in Worcester.
Arthur Freed
American lyricist and hollywood film producer (1894-1973).
Born September 9th, 1894 in Charleston. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1973 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
John McEnery
British actor and writer.
Born November 1st, 1943 in Birmingham.
Died April 12th, 2019 at 75 years old in London.
Gavin Menzies
British naval officer and author.
Born August 14th, 1937 in London.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 82 years old [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir