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April 12th
173 Notable deaths
Feodor Chaliapin
Russian opera singer and actor.
Born February 13th, 1873. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1938 at 65 years old in Paris (leukemia). [ref]
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist (1931–1971).
Born December 2nd, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died April 12th, 1971 at 39 years old in Toronto (epilepsy).
Miriam Cooper
American actress (1891–1976).
Born November 7th, 1891 in Baltimore.
Died April 12th, 1976 at 84 years old in Charlottesville (stroke).
Desmond Bagley
British writer (1923-1983).
Born October 29th, 1923 in Kendal.
Died April 12th, 1983 at 59 years old in Southampton (stroke).
Peter Haskell
American actor (1934-2010).
Born October 15th, 1934 in Boston.
Died April 12th, 2010 at 75 years old in Northridge. [ref]
Michael Ballhaus
German cinematographer.
Born August 5th, 1935 in Berlin.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Patrick Hillery
6th president of ireland (1923–2008).
Born May 2nd, 1923 in Milltown Malbay.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 84 years old in Dublin. [ref]
George Wald
American biologist, biochemist, physiologist and nobel laureate (1906–1997).
Born November 18th, 1906 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 1997 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
Giuseppe Moscati
Italian biochemist and saint.
Born July 25th, 1880 in Benevento.
Died April 12th, 1927 at 46 years old in Naples.
Igor Tamm
Russian physicist.
Born July 8th, 1895 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1971 at 75 years old in Moscow (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
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