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May 12th
173 Notable deaths
Suchitra Bhattacharya
Indian writer.
Born January 10th, 1950 in Bhagalpur.
Died May 12th, 2015 at 65 years old in Dhakuria (cardiac arrest).
Jacinto Convit
Venezuelan scientist.
Born September 11th, 1913 in Venezuela.
Died May 12th, 2014 at 100 years old in Caracas.
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]
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
Un high commissioner for refugees (1933-2003).
Born January 17th, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2003 at 70 years old in Boston (cancer). [ref]
Tony Bettenhausen
American racecar driver.
Born September 12th, 1916 in Tinley Park.
Died May 12th, 1961 at 44 years old in Indianapolis.
Charles Mangin
General from france.
Born July 6th, 1866 in Sarrebourg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1925 at 58 years old in Paris. [ref]
Roy J. Plunkett
American chemist.
Born June 26th, 1910 in New Carlisle.
Died May 12th, 1994 at 83 years old in Corpus Christi (cancer).
Monika Ertl
Revolutionary (1937-1973).
Born August 7th, 1937 in Munich.
Died May 12th, 1973 at 35 years old in El Alto.
Vincenz Müller
German soldier and politician (1894-1961).
Born November 5th, 1894 in Aichach.
Died May 12th, 1961 at 66 years old in Berlin (falling).
Szmul Zygielbojm
Jewish-polish politician (1895-1943).
Born February 21st, 1895 in Warsaw, Borowica, Lublin Voivodeship.
Died May 12th, 1943 at 48 years old in London (intoxication).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 173
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran