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May 12th
173 Notable deaths
Arthur Lubin
American film director (1898-1995).
Born July 25th, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died May 12th, 1995 at 96 years old in Glendale.
Hu Han-min
Chinese politician (1879-1936).
Born December 9th, 1879 in Panyu District.
Died May 12th, 1936 at 56 years old in Guangzhou (cerebral hemorrhage).
Cornell Borchers
German actress (1925-2014).
Born March 16th, 1925 in Šilutė.
Died May 12th, 2014 at 89 years old in Munich.
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 (1953–2023).
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 and actor (1935–2016).
Born October 15th, 1935 in Kawaguchi.
Died May 12th, 2016 at 80 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
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