May 12th
180 Notable deaths
Monica Zetterlund
Swedish singer and actress.
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).
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.
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).
Frederick Schiller Faust
American novelist, and short story writer.
Born May 29th, 1893 in Seattle.
Died May 12th, 1944 at 50 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. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1986 at 88 years old in London (cancer). [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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 180
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson