June 12th
239 Notable deaths
Teresa Carreño
Venezuelan classical pianist.
Born December 22nd, 1853 in Caracas.
Died June 12th, 1917 at 63 years old in New York City.
Monica Lewis
American actress (1922-2015).
Born May 5th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died June 12th, 2015 at 93 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).
Guo Moruo
Chinese writer (1892-1978).
Born November 16th, 1892 in Leshan.
Died June 12th, 1978 at 85 years old in Beijing.
Princess Anna of Prussia
Prussian princess.
Born May 17th, 1836 in Berlin.
Died June 12th, 1918 at 82 years old in Frankfurt.
Maria Ulyanova
Soviet politician (1878–1937).
Born February 18th, 1878 in Ulyanovsk.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 59 years old in Moscow (atherosclerosis).
Frédéric Passy
French economist and statesman (1822-1912).
Died June 12th, 1912 at 90 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Masayoshi Ōhira
Japanese politician (1910-1980).
Born March 12th, 1910 in Wada.
Died June 12th, 1980 at 70 years old in Toranomon Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Mary Field
American film actress and director (1909-1996).
Born June 10th, 1909 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Fairfax (stroke).
Józef Retinger
Polish diplomat (1888-1960).
Born April 17th, 1888 in Kraków.
Died June 12th, 1960 at 72 years old in London (lung cancer).
Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr.
Filipino politician (1947–2020).
Born January 27th, 1947 in Kidapawan. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2020 at 73 years old in San Juan (pneumonia). [ref]
Michelle Cliff
American novelist, short story writer, critic.
Born November 2nd, 1946 in Kingston.
Died June 12th, 2016 at 69 years old in Santa Cruz (liver disease). [ref]
Carla Laemmle
American actress (1909-2014).
Born October 20th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died June 12th, 2014 at 104 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Hans Evers
German actor and writer (1871–1943).
Born November 3rd, 1871 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 12th, 1943 at 71 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Vietnamese politician, first prime minister of south vietnam (1908-1976).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Long Xuyên.
Died June 12th, 1976 at 68 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
Bavarian royal and noble (1849-1893).
Born December 7th, 1849 in Munich.
Died June 12th, 1893 at 43 years old in Feldafing (gastric ulcer).
Francesco Nuti
Italian actor (1955–2023).
Born May 17th, 1955 in Florence.
Died June 12th, 2023 at 68 years old in Rome. [ref]
Al Williamson
American cartoonist (1931–2010).
Born March 21st, 1931 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 2010 at 79 years old in upstate New York. [ref]
Charles P. Thacker
American computer pioneer (1943–2017).
Born February 26th, 1943 in Pasadena.
Died June 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Palo Alto (cancer). [ref]
Iona Yakir
Soviet military commander (1896–1937).
Born August 15th, 1896 in Chișinău.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 40 years old in Moscow.
Ferenc Nagy
Hungarian politician (1903-1979).
Born October 8th, 1903 in Bisse.
Died June 12th, 1979 at 75 years old in Fairfax.
Gopinath Kaviraj
Hindu philosopher (1887–1976).
Born September 7th, 1887 in Dhamrai Upazila.
Died June 12th, 1976 at 88 years old in Varanasi.
Hua Luogeng
Chinese mathematician (1910-1985).
Born November 12th, 1910 in Jintan District.
Died June 12th, 1985 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Evalyn Knapp
Actress (1906–1981).
Born June 17th, 1906 in Kansas City.
Died June 12th, 1981 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Marie Rambert
Dancer and teacher, founder of ballet rambert (1888–1982).
Born February 20th, 1888 in Warsaw.
Died June 12th, 1982 at 94 years old in London.
Egon Pearson
British statistician (1895-1980).
Born August 11th, 1895 in Hampstead.
Died June 12th, 1980 at 84 years old in Midhurst.
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore