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April 12th
169 Notable deaths
James Schuyler
American poet.
Born November 9th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died April 12th, 1991 at 67 years old in New York City (stroke).
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).
Branko Mikulić
Yugoslav politician (1928-1994).
Born June 10th, 1928 in Bugojno.
Died April 12th, 1994 at 65 years old in Sarajevo (lung cancer).
Werner Schroeter
German film director and screenwriter (1945–2010).
Born April 7th, 1945 in Georgenthal. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2010 at 65 years old in Kassel (lung cancer). [ref]
Can Bartu
Turkish footballer.
Born January 30th, 1936 in Kadıköy.
Died April 12th, 2019 at 83 years old in Istanbul. [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]
Sonja Wigert
Norwegian-swedish actress.
Born November 11th, 1913 in Notodden Municipality.
Died April 12th, 1980 at 66 years old in l'Alfàs del Pi.
José Moscardó Ituarte
Spanish general (1878-1956).
Born October 26th, 1878 in Madrid.
Died April 12th, 1956 at 77 years old in Madrid.
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr