May 12th
158 Notable deaths
Hermann Lenz
German writer.
Born February 26th, 1913 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1998 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
Sisavath Keobounphanh
Laotian politician (1928-2020).
Born May 1st, 1928 in Houaphanh Province.
Died May 12th, 2020 at 92 years old in Vientiane. [ref]
Alexandre Jacovleff
French painter (1887-1938).
Born June 25th, 1887 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1938 at 50 years old in Paris (surgical complications). [ref]
Charles Wagner
French writer.
Born January 3rd, 1852 in Vibersviller.
Died May 12th, 1918 at 66 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Ernest Vinberg
Soviet and russian mathematician (1937-2020).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died May 12th, 2020 at 82 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Magomet Gadzhiyev
Soviet submarine commander (1907-1942).
Born December 20th, 1907 in Megeb.
Died May 12th, 1942 at 34 years old in Barents Sea.
Arkady Alexandrovich Plastov
Russian socialist realist painter (1893-1972).
Born January 31st, 1893 in Simbirsky Uyezd. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1972 at 79 years old in Karsunsky District. [ref]
Hussein Maziq
Former prime minister of libya (1918-2006).
Born June 26th, 1918 in Jebel Akhdar.
Died May 12th, 2006 at 87 years old in Benghazi. [ref]
Alexander Skutch
American ornithologist (1904-2004).
Born May 20th, 1904 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2004 at 99 years old in San Isidro de El General.
Roger Vailland
French writer.
Born October 16th, 1907 in Oise. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1965 at 57 years old in Meillonnas (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 158
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan