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May 12th
174 Notable deaths
Antonio Ozores
Spanish actor.
Born August 24th, 1928 in Burjassot.
Died May 12th, 2010 at 81 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Emma Vyssotsky
American astronomer (1894–1975).
Born October 23rd, 1894 in Media.
Died May 12th, 1975 at 80 years old in Winter Park.
Evert Dolman
Road bicycle racer.
Born February 22nd, 1946 in Rotterdam.
Died May 12th, 1993 at 47 years old in Dordrecht.
Alexei Tupolev
Soviet aerospace engineer (1925-2001).
Born May 20th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died May 12th, 2001 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Jiří Feureisl
Czech footballer (1931–2021).
Born October 3rd, 1931 in Strašice.
Died May 12th, 2021 at 89 years old [ref]
Heini Walter
Swiss formula one driver (1927-2009).
Born July 28th, 1927 in Alpthal.
Died May 12th, 2009 at 81 years old in Aesch. [ref]
Viktor Manakov
Olympic cyclist, born in 1960.
Born July 26th, 1960 in Budogoshch.
Died May 12th, 2019 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Klara Guseva
Speed skater.
Born March 8th, 1937 in Rasskazovo.
Died May 12th, 2019 at 82 years old in Moscow (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Delos Thurber
American high jumper.
Born November 23rd, 1916 in Los Angeles.
Died May 12th, 1987 at 70 years old in San Diego.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 174
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde