May 12th
238 Notable deaths
Mauno Koivisto
President of finland (1923–2017).
Born November 25th, 1923 in Turku. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2017 at 93 years old in Meilahti Tower Hospital (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Lorna Raver
American actress.
Born October 9th, 1943 in York.
Died May 12th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]
Enriqueta Martí
Spanish serial killer.
Born February 2nd, 1868 in Sant Feliu de Llobregat.
Died May 12th, 1913 at 45 years old in Barcelona.
Catharine Beecher
United states educator (1800–1878).
Born September 6th, 1800 in East Hampton. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1878 at 77 years old in Elmira. [ref]
Machiko Kyō
Japanese actress (1924-2019).
Born March 25th, 1924 in Osaka.
Died May 12th, 2019 at 95 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Richard Thomalla
Ss officer (1903-1945).
Born October 23rd, 1903 in Sowin, Opole Voivodeship.
Died May 12th, 1945 at 41 years old in Jičín (gunshot wound).
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist (1934–1987).
Born April 7th, 1934 in Edgware.
Died May 12th, 1987 at 53 years old in Woodland Hills.
Monica Zetterlund
Swedish singer and actress (1937-2005).
Born September 20th, 1937 in Hagfors parish. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2005 at 67 years old in Johannes parish (conflagration).
Frances Marion
American journalist, author, film director and screenwriter (1888-1973).
Born November 18th, 1888 in San Francisco.
Died May 12th, 1973 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
Minna Canth
Finnish writer, editor.
Born March 19th, 1844 in Tampere. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1897 at 53 years old in Kuopio (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frances Sargent Osgood
American poet (1811–1850).
Born June 18th, 1811 in Boston.
Died May 12th, 1850 at 38 years old in New York City (tuberculosis).
Emilia Pardo Bazán
Spanish author, editor (1851–1922).
Born September 16th, 1851 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1921 at 69 years old in Madrid (influenza). [ref]
Lionel Penrose
British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician, and chess theorist (*1898 – †1972).
Born June 11th, 1898 in London. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1972 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
Un high commissioner for refugees (1933-2003).
Born January 17th, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died May 12th, 2003 at 70 years old in Boston (cancer).
Arthur Quiller-Couch
British writer and literary critic (1863–1944).
Born November 21st, 1863 in Bodmin.
Died May 12th, 1944 at 80 years old in Fowey (traffic collision).
Radama II
King of madagascar.
Born September 23rd, 1829 in Antananarivo.
Died May 12th, 1863 at 33 years old in Rova of Antananarivo.
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
German prince (1831-1893).
Born January 14th, 1831 in Bad Arolsen.
Died May 12th, 1893 at 62 years old in Mariánské Lázně (pneumonia).
Frederick Schiller Faust
American novelist, and short story writer (1892–1944).
Born May 29th, 1892 in Seattle.
Died May 12th, 1944 at 51 years old in Santa Maria Infante.
Mark Aitchison Young
British high commissioner (1886-1974).
Born June 30th, 1886 in British Raj.
Died May 12th, 1974 at 87 years old in Winchester.
Elisabeth Bergner
Austrian-german actress (1897–1986).
Born August 22nd, 1897 in Drohobych.
Died May 12th, 1986 at 88 years old in London (cancer).
Francis Monkman
British musician (1949-2023).
Born June 9th, 1949 in Hampstead.
Died May 12th, 2023 at 73 years old [ref]
Nasrallah Peter Sfeir
Lebanese catholic cardinal (1920-2019).
Born May 15th, 1920 in Rayfoun. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2019 at 98 years old in Beirut (pneumonitis). [ref]
Ștefan Kovács
Romanian association football player (1920-1995).
Born October 2nd, 1920 in Timișoara.
Died May 12th, 1995 at 74 years old in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Monika Ertl
Revolutionary (1937-1973).
Born August 7th, 1937 in Munich.
Died May 12th, 1973 at 35 years old in El Alto (gunshot wound).
Deaths 51 to 75 of 238
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown