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June 12th
190 Notable deaths
Hermann Scherchen
German conductor.
Born June 21st, 1891 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1966 at 74 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Ernest Hocking
American philosopher (1873-1966).
Born August 10th, 1873 in Cleveland.
Died June 12th, 1966 at 92 years old in New Hampshire.
Pahiño
Spanish association football player (1923-2012).
Born January 21st, 1923 in Navia, Vigo.
Died June 12th, 2012 at 89 years old in Madrid.
Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
Interim president of somalia (1912-2012).
Born December 9th, 1912 in Hudur.
Died June 12th, 2012 at 99 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
J. B. Hutto
American blues musician.
Born April 26th, 1926 in South Carolina. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1983 at 57 years old in Harvey (cancer). [ref]
Helmuth Plessner
German philosopher anad sociologist (1892-1985).
Born September 4th, 1892 in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1985 at 92 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Marco Maciel
Brazilian politician (1940-2021).
Born July 21st, 1940 in Recife.
Died June 12th, 2021 at 80 years old in Brasília (COVID-19). [ref]
Alexander Chekhov
Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and memoirist (1855-1913).
Born September 15th, 1855 in Taganrog.
Died June 12th, 1913 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (laryngeal cancer).
August Kork
Estonian revolutionary and military personnel (1887-1937).
Born August 3rd, 1887 in Haaslava Rural Municipality.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 49 years old in Moscow.
William Lashly
British explorer.
Born December 25th, 1867 in Hambledon.
Died June 12th, 1940 at 72 years old in Hambledon.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 190
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon