April 12th
238 Notable deaths
Ivo Babuška
Czech-american mathematician (1926–2023).
Born March 22nd, 1926 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2023 at 97 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Barbara Henneberger
Alpine skier (1940-1964).
Born October 4th, 1940 in Oberstaufen.
Died April 12th, 1964 at 23 years old in Celerina/Schlarigna.
Sergio Pitol
Mexican politician and writer (1933–2018).
Born March 18th, 1933 in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2018 at 85 years old in Xalapa (stroke, acute aphasia). [ref]
Đuro Pucar
Yugoslav politician.
Born December 13th, 1899 in Kesići.
Died April 12th, 1979 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
Polish philosopher and logician (1890–1963).
Born December 12th, 1890 in Ternopil.
Died April 12th, 1963 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Duke Robert of Württemberg
German duke (1873–1947).
Born January 14th, 1873 in Merano.
Died April 12th, 1947 at 74 years old in Altshausen.
Charles Sibley
American ornithologist and molecular biologist (1917-1998).
Born August 7th, 1917 in Fresno.
Died April 12th, 1998 at 80 years old in Santa Rosa.
François Schubert
German composer (1808–1878).
Born July 22nd, 1808 in Dresden.
Died April 12th, 1878 at 69 years old in Dresden.
Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
Egyptian poet and physician (1892–1955).
Born February 9th, 1892 in Cairo.
Died April 12th, 1955 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Mikael Nalbandian
Armenian writer (1829-1866).
Born November 14th, 1829 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died April 12th, 1866 at 36 years old in Kamyshin (tuberculosis).
Jacob Joseph
Rabbi and israeli politician (1946–2013).
Born October 18th, 1946 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2013 at 66 years old in Jerusalem (pancreatic cancer).
Wang Renmei
Chinese actress and singer.
Born December 24th, 1914 in Changsha County.
Died April 12th, 1987 at 72 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Louis van Dijk
Dutch pianist, music arranger (1941-2020).
Born November 27th, 1941 in Amsterdam.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 78 years old in Rosa Spier Huis (cancer). [ref]
Arkady Severny
Russian musician (1939-1980).
Born March 12th, 1939 in Ivanovo.
Died April 12th, 1980 at 41 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Wolfgang Krull
German mathematician (1899–1971).
Born August 26th, 1899 in Baden-Baden.
Died April 12th, 1971 at 71 years old in Bonn.
George Shevelov
Ukrainian writer, slavist philologist, literary historian, critic, member of the national academy of sciences of ukraine (1908-2002).
Born December 17th, 1908 in Kharkiv.
Died April 12th, 2002 at 93 years old in New York City.
Vilém Mathesius
Czech linguist, literature historian and science writer (1882-1945).
Born August 3rd, 1882 in Pardubice. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1945 at 62 years old in Josefov. [ref]
Camillo Ballin
Italian catholic bishop (1944-2020).
Born June 24th, 1944 in Fontaniva.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 75 years old in Awali. [ref]
Paul Hazard
French historian (1878-1944).
Born August 30th, 1878 in Noordpeene.
Died April 12th, 1944 at 65 years old in Paris.
Chung Won-shik
South korean politician (1928-2020).
Born August 5th, 1928 in Keijō.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 91 years old in Seoul (kidney failure). [ref]
Alice Howell
American actress (1888-1961).
Born May 5th, 1888 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 1961 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
François Maspero
French novelist, journalist, publisher, translator (1932–2015).
Born January 19th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Carl Humann
German architect, engineer and archeologist (1839-1896).
Born January 4th, 1839 in Steele. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1896 at 57 years old in İzmir. [ref]
Dwight Griswold
American politician (1893-1954).
Born November 27th, 1893 in Harrison.
Died April 12th, 1954 at 60 years old in Bethesda.
José Manuel Martín
Spanish film and tv actor.
Born May 24th, 1924 in Casavieja.
Died April 12th, 2006 at 81 years old
Deaths 126 to 150 of 238
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.