April 12th
238 Notable deaths
John B. Henderson
American politician (1826-1913).
Born November 16th, 1826 in Danville.
Died April 12th, 1913 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Robert Pound
American physicist (1919–2010).
Born May 16th, 1919 in Ridgeway.
Died April 12th, 2010 at 90 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Elissa Aalto
Finnish architect (1922–1994) married to alvar aalto.
Born November 22nd, 1922 in Kemi. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1994 at 71 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Ehud Manor
Israeli songwriter (1941–2005).
Born July 13th, 1941 in Binyamina-Giv'at Ada.
Died April 12th, 2005 at 63 years old in Tel Aviv (disease).
Antoine Pevsner
Russian sculptor (1884–1962).
Born January 30th, 1888 in Oryol.
Died April 12th, 1962 at 74 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Valentin Kataev
Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, poet (1897–1986).
Born January 28th, 1897 in Odesa.
Died April 12th, 1986 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Nechama Leibowitz
Israeli biblical scholar (1905-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Riga.
Died April 12th, 1997 at 91 years old in Jerusalem.
Alois Musil
Czech theologian, orientalist and explorer (1868–1944).
Born June 30th, 1868 in Rychtářov. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1944 at 75 years old in Otryby. [ref]
Deborah Coleman
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer (1956-2018).
Born October 3rd, 1956 in Portsmouth.
Died April 12th, 2018 at 61 years old (bronchopneumonia).
Lucy Madox Brown
Artist (1843-1894).
Born July 19th, 1843 in Paris.
Died April 12th, 1894 at 50 years old in Sanremo.
C. Louis Leipoldt
South african poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter, food expert and botanical collector (1880–1947).
Born December 28th, 1880 in Worcester.
Died April 12th, 1947 at 66 years old in Cape Town.
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
British politician and general (1852-1935).
Born October 29th, 1852 in Banff.
Died April 12th, 1935 at 82 years old in Wimbledon.
Ron Flockhart
British racing driver.
Born June 16th, 1923 in Edinburgh.
Died April 12th, 1962 at 38 years old in Dandenong Ranges (aviation accident).
Tōru Ōhira
Japanese voice actor (1929–2016).
Born September 24th, 1929 in Tokyo, Ota. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2016 at 86 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Ruth Taylor
American actress (1908-1984).
Born January 13th, 1908 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 12th, 1984 at 76 years old in Palm Springs.
Cecilia Colledge
British figure skater.
Born November 28th, 1920 in London.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Sydney Rowell
Australian general (1894–1975).
Born December 15th, 1894 in Lockleys.
Died April 12th, 1975 at 80 years old in South Yarra.
Ernest Duchesne
French physician (1874–1912).
Died April 12th, 1912 at 37 years old in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (tuberculosis).
Jacques Gaillot
French bishop (1935–2023).
Born September 11th, 1935 in Saint-Dizier. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2023 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Robert Giffen
British statistician (1837-1910).
Born July 22nd, 1837 in Lanarkshire.
Died April 12th, 1910 at 72 years old in Scotland, Fort Augustus.
Buster Bailey
American musician (1902-1967).
Born July 19th, 1902 in Memphis.
Died April 12th, 1967 at 64 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction).
Robert F. Broussard
American politician (1864-1918).
Born August 17th, 1864 in New Iberia.
Died April 12th, 1918 at 53 years old in New Iberia.
C. W. Ceram
German journalist (1915–1972).
Born January 20th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died April 12th, 1972 at 57 years old in Hamburg.
Robert Waterman
Governor of california (1826-1891).
Born December 15th, 1826 in Fairfield.
Died April 12th, 1891 at 64 years old in San Diego.
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young