May 12th
158 Notable deaths
Seamus Deane
Irish writer and critic (1940-2021).
Born February 9th, 1940 in Derry.
Died May 12th, 2021 at 81 years old in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. [ref]
Louis Camille Maillard
French chemist.
Born February 4th, 1878 in Pont-à-Mousson.
Died May 12th, 1936 at 58 years old in Paris.
Bernard Membe
Tanzanian politician.
Born November 9th, 1953 in Lindi Region.
Died May 12th, 2023 at 69 years old in Dar es Salaam. [ref]
Amotz Zahavi
Israeli evolutionary biologist (1928-2017).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Petah Tikva.
Died May 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Haleh Afshar
British baroness.
Born May 21st, 1944 in Tehran.
Died May 12th, 2022 at 77 years old [ref]
Peter Henry Emerson
British writer and photographer.
Born May 13th, 1856 in Sagua La Grande. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1936 at 79 years old in Falmouth. [ref]
Yukio Ninagawa
Japanese theatre director.
Born October 15th, 1935 in Kawaguchi.
Died May 12th, 2016 at 80 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Camille Lepage
French photojournalist.
Born January 28th, 1988 in Angers.
Died May 12th, 2014 at 26 years old in Central African Republic.
Rudolf Kempe
German conductor.
Born June 14th, 1910 in Dresden. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1976 at 65 years old in Zürich.
Edel Quinn
Lay missionary.
Born September 14th, 1907 in Kanturk.
Died May 12th, 1944 at 36 years old in Nairobi (tuberculosis).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 158
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson