June 12th
171 Notable deaths
William S. Sessions
American judge (1930-2020).
Born May 27th, 1930 in Fort Smith.
Died June 12th, 2020 at 90 years old in San Antonio (heart failure). [ref]
Tuvia Bielski
Polish resistance member.
Born May 8th, 1906 in Stankiewicze.
Died June 12th, 1987 at 81 years old in Brooklyn.
Rick Ducommun
Canadian actor (1952-2015).
Born July 3rd, 1952 in Prince Albert.
Died June 12th, 2015 at 62 years old in Vancouver (diabetes). [ref]
M. R. James
20th century british author, medievalist scholar and provost.
Born August 1st, 1862 in Dover. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1936 at 73 years old in Eton. [ref]
Laura Ziskin
American film and television producer (1950-2011).
Born March 3rd, 1950 in San Fernando Valley.
Died June 12th, 2011 at 61 years old in Santa Monica (breast cancer). [ref]
David Brinkley
American journalist (1920–2003).
Born July 10th, 1920 in Wilmington.
Died June 12th, 2003 at 82 years old in Houston. [ref]
Janet Waldo
American actress (1919-2016).
Born February 4th, 1919 in Yakima. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2016 at 97 years old in Encino (brain cancer).
Vittorio Mussolini
Italian film producer (1916-1997).
Born September 27th, 1916 in Milan.
Died June 12th, 1997 at 80 years old in Rome.
George Voinovich
American politician (1936–2016).
Born July 15th, 1936 in Cleveland.
Died June 12th, 2016 at 79 years old in Cleveland (disease). [ref]
John Romita, Sr.
American comic book artist (1930–2023).
Born January 24th, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died June 12th, 2023 at 93 years old in Floral Park. [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 171
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker