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April 12th
182 Notable deaths
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]
José Moscardó Ituarte
Spanish general (1878-1956).
Born October 26th, 1878 in Madrid.
Died April 12th, 1956 at 77 years old in Madrid.
Can Bartu
Turkish association football player (1936–2019).
Born January 31st, 1936 in Kadıköy.
Died April 12th, 2019 at 83 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Hendrik Andriessen
Dutch composer, organist and music educator (1892-1981).
Born September 17th, 1892 in Haarlem.
Died April 12th, 1981 at 88 years old in Haarlem.
Zelia Nuttall
American archaeologist and anthropologist (1857-1933).
Born September 6th, 1857 in San Francisco.
Died April 12th, 1933 at 75 years old in Coyoacán.
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.
Born July 13th, 1941 in Binyamina-Giv'at Ada. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2005 at 63 years old in Tel Aviv (disease). [ref]
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.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 182
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