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May 12th
160 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]
Ruth Mompati
South african politician (1925-2015).
Born September 14th, 1925 in North West.
Died May 12th, 2015 at 89 years old in Cape Town.
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.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 160
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