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April 12th
182 Notable deaths
Shekhar Mehta
Rally driver, five-time winner of the safari rally in the 1970s and 1980s.
Born June 20th, 1945 in Central Region.
Died April 12th, 2006 at 60 years old in London (hepatitis).
Jørgen Juve
Norwegian footballer (1906-1983).
Born November 22nd, 1906 in Porsgrunn.
Died April 12th, 1983 at 76 years old in Oslo.
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).
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.
Tom Coyne
American mastering engineer (1954–2017).
Born December 10th, 1954 in Union Township.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 62 years old in United States (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Seiji Miyaguchi
Actor (1913-1985).
Born November 15th, 1913 in Tokyo.
Died April 12th, 1985 at 71 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Adolph Wagner
German nazi politician (1890-1944).
Born October 1st, 1890 in Algrange.
Died April 12th, 1944 at 53 years old in Bad Reichenhall (cerebrovascular disease).
Gianroberto Casaleggio
Italian businessman.
Born August 14th, 1954 in Milan.
Died April 12th, 2016 at 61 years old in Milan (brain cancer). [ref]
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
Sa officer (1888-1968).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 12th, 1968 at 80 years old in Munich.
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