April 12th
158 Notable deaths
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]
Nechama Leibowitz
Israeli biblical scholar (1905-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1997 at 91 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Ruth Taylor
American actress.
Born January 13th, 1908 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 12th, 1984 at 76 years old in Palm Springs.
Ernest Duchesne
French physician.
Died April 12th, 1912 at 37 years old in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (tuberculosis).
Valentin Kataev
Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, poet.
Born January 28th, 1897 in Odesa. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1986 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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.
Enrico Ferri
Criminologist (1856-1929).
Born February 25th, 1856 in San Benedetto Po. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1929 at 73 years old in Rome. [ref]
C. Louis Leipoldt
South african poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter, food expert and botanical collector.
Born December 28th, 1880 in Worcester. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1947 at 66 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Cecilia Colledge
British figure skater.
Born November 28th, 1920 in London.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 158
You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King