June 12th
185 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Kapp
Prussian civil servant and journalist. nominal leader of the kapp-putsch (1858-1922).
Born July 24th, 1858 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 1922 at 63 years old in Klinikum St. Georg (cancer).
Hisaichi Terauchi
Japanese general (1879-1946).
Born August 8th, 1879 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died June 12th, 1946 at 66 years old in Malayan Union (stroke).
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
American actress, model and dancer (1893-1957).
Born May 26th, 1893 in Berkley.
Died June 12th, 1957 at 64 years old in New York City (cancer).
Teresa Carreño
Venezuelan classical pianist.
Born December 22nd, 1853 in Caracas. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1917 at 63 years old in New York City. [ref]
Monica Lewis
American actress (1922-2015).
Born May 5th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died June 12th, 2015 at 93 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).
Prince Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia
Only son of prince august wilhelm of prussia and his wife princess alexandra victoria of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg.
Born December 26th, 1912 in Potsdam.
Died June 12th, 1985 at 72 years old in Wiesbaden.
Michael von Faulhaber
German roman catholic cardinal (1869-1952).
Died June 12th, 1952 at 83 years old in Munich. [ref]
Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr.
Filipino politician.
Born January 27th, 1947 in Kidapawan. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2020 at 73 years old in San Juan (pneumonia). [ref]
Terence O'Neill
British politician (1914-1990).
Born September 10th, 1914 in London.
Died June 12th, 1990 at 75 years old in Hampshire.
Guo Moruo
Chinese writer (1892-1978).
Born November 16th, 1892 in Leshan.
Died June 12th, 1978 at 85 years old in Beijing.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 185
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson