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April 12th
173 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Deborah Coleman
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer (1956-2018).
Born October 3rd, 1956 in Portsmouth.
Died April 12th, 2018 at 61 years old in Norfolk (bronchopneumonia).
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.
Antoine Pevsner
Russian sculptor (1884–1962).
Born January 18th, 1884 in Oryol.
Died April 12th, 1962 at 78 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Christian Chukwu
Nigerian footballer (1951-2025).
Born January 4th, 1951.
Died April 12th, 2025 at 74 years old [ref]
Alois Musil
Czechoslovak arabist, traveller, geographer, orientalist, writer and roman catholic priest (1868-1944).
Born June 30th, 1868 in Rychtářov. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1944 at 75 years old in Otryby. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 173
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