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April 12th
173 Notable deaths
Alan Paton
South african writer and activist (1903-1988).
Born January 11th, 1903 in Pietermaritzburg.
Died April 12th, 1988 at 85 years old in Durban.
Paul Ford
Comedy actor (1901–1976).
Born November 2nd, 1901 in Baltimore.
Died April 12th, 1976 at 74 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction).
Robert MacNeil
American writer and journalist.
Born January 19th, 1931 in Montreal.
Died April 12th, 2024 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
Yasuhiko Asaka
Japanese prince (1887-1981).
Born October 20th, 1887 in Kyoto.
Died April 12th, 1981 at 93 years old in Atami.
John McEnery
British actor (1943–2019).
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]
Sheila Abdus-Salaam
American judge.
Born March 14th, 1952 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 12th, 2017 at 65 years old in New York City (drowning).
William Richard Tolbert
President of liberia 1971–1980.
Born May 13th, 1913 in Bensonville.
Died April 12th, 1980 at 66 years old in Monrovia (coup d'état).
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
American scholar of queer theory (1950-2009).
Born May 2nd, 1950 in Dayton. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2009 at 58 years old in New York City, Manhattan (breast cancer). [ref]
Arnold Wesker
British dramatist (1932-2016).
Born May 24th, 1932 in Stepney. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2016 at 83 years old in Brighton (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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