June 12th

185 Notable deaths

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]

Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope

British admiral of the fleet (1883-1963).

Born January 7th, 1883 in Dublin.

Died June 12th, 1963 at 80 years old in London.

Jimmy Dorsey

American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of tommy dorsey.

Born February 29th, 1904 in Shenandoah. [ref]

Died June 12th, 1957 at 53 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Leo Buscaglia

Motivational speaker, writer.

Born March 31st, 1924 in Los Angeles.

Died June 12th, 1998 at 74 years old in Glenbrook (myocardial infarction).

Jimmy Scott

American jazz singer (1925-2014).

Born July 17th, 1925 in Cleveland. [ref]

Died June 12th, 2014 at 88 years old in Las Vegas (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Christopher Collins

Actor, voice artist and comedian (1943-1994).

Born August 30th, 1949 in Orange.

Died June 12th, 1994 at 44 years old in Ventura (cerebral hemorrhage).

D. T. Suzuki

Japanese buddhist scholar, doctor of letters (1870–1966).

Born October 18th, 1870 in Hondamachi.

Died June 12th, 1966 at 95 years old in St. Luke's International Hospital (bowel obstruction).

C. Narayana Reddy

Indian writer, artist and composer (1931–2017).

Born July 29th, 1931 in Karimnagar district. [ref]

Died June 12th, 2017 at 85 years old [ref]

Nasir al-Wuhayshi

Yemeni al-qaeda member.

Born October 1st, 1976 in Yemen.

Died June 12th, 2015 at 38 years old in Hadhramaut. [ref]

Edmund Wilson

American writer, literary and social critic, and noted man of letters (1895-1972).

Born May 8th, 1895 in Red Bank. [ref]

Died June 12th, 1972 at 77 years old in Talcottville (cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Deaths 31 to 40 of 185

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