April 12th
169 Notable deaths
Arthur Freed
American lyricist and hollywood film producer (1894-1973).
Born September 9th, 1894 in Charleston.
Died April 12th, 1973 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
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]
Erskine Caldwell
American novelist, short story writer, travel writer, essayist.
Born December 17th, 1903 in Coweta County. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1987 at 83 years old in Paradise Valley (lung cancer). [ref]
Feodor Chaliapin
Russian opera singer and actor.
Born February 13th, 1873. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1938 at 65 years old in Paris (leukemia). [ref]
Paul Ford
Comedy actor (1901–1976).
Born November 2nd, 1901 in Baltimore.
Died April 12th, 1976 at 74 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction).
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist (1931–1971).
Born December 2nd, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died April 12th, 1971 at 39 years old in Toronto (epilepsy).
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The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu