April 12th
158 Notable deaths
Anuradha Ghandy
Indian politician (1954-2008).
Born March 28th, 1954 in Mumbai.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 54 years old in Mumbai.
Toshio Matsumoto
Japanese film director and filmmaker (1932-2017).
Born March 25th, 1932 in Nagoya.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 85 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
John Maddox
Welsh chemist, physicist, journalist and editor.
Born November 27th, 1925 in Penllergaer. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2009 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich
Soviet artist and pedagogist (1908-1974).
Born December 28th, 1908 in Dnipro.
Died April 12th, 1974 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hendrik Andriessen
Dutch composer, organist and music educator (1892-1981).
Born September 17th, 1892 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1981 at 88 years old in Haarlem. [ref]
Heinrich Nordhoff
German businessman.
Born January 6th, 1899 in Hildesheim.
Died April 12th, 1968 at 69 years old in Wolfsburg.
Olga Fikotová
Czechoslovak and american discus thrower (1932–2024).
Born November 13th, 1932 in Most.
Died April 12th, 2024 at 91 years old [ref]
Charlie Murphy
American actor (1959–2017).
Born July 12th, 1959 in Brooklyn.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 57 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Robert Byrne
American chess player and writer (1928-2013).
Born April 20th, 1928 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 2013 at 84 years old in Ossining (Parkinson's disease).
Edward Sokoine
Tanzanian prime minister (1938-1984).
Born August 1st, 1938 in Monduli District.
Died April 12th, 1984 at 45 years old (traffic collision).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 158
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir