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May 12th
180 Notable deaths
Pieter Jelles Troelstra
Dutch politician (1860-1930).
Born April 20th, 1860 in Leeuwarden. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1930 at 70 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Mansoor Ahmed
Pakistani field hockey player (1968–2018).
Born January 7th, 1968 in Rawalpindi.
Died May 12th, 2018 at 50 years old in Karachi (heart failure). [ref]
Clyde R. Hoey
American politician (1877-1954).
Born December 11th, 1877 in Shelby.
Died May 12th, 1954 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Louise Catherine Breslau
German-swiss painter (1856-1927).
Born December 6th, 1856 in Munich.
Died May 12th, 1927 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Ghazaleh Alizadeh
Iranian poet and writer.
Born February 15th, 1949 in Mashhad.
Died May 12th, 1996 at 47 years old in Javaher Deh (hanging to death).
Ernst Marischka
Austrian director and scriptwriter (1893-1963).
Born January 2nd, 1893 in Vienna.
Died May 12th, 1963 at 70 years old in Chur.
Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson
British neurologist (1878–1937).
Born December 6th, 1878 in New Jersey.
Died May 12th, 1937 at 58 years old in London (cancer).
Georges Petit
French art dealer (1856-1920).
Born March 11th, 1856 in Paris.
Died May 12th, 1920 at 64 years old in Paris.
Nikos Gatsos
Greek writer and poet (1914–1992).
Born December 8th, 1911 in Asea.
Died May 12th, 1992 at 80 years old in Athens.
Antonio Candido
Brazilian writer, professor, sociologist and literary critic.
Born July 24th, 1918 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 12th, 2017 at 98 years old in São Paulo (hiatus hernia). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 180
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