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June 12th
239 Notable deaths
André Marie
French politician (1897-1974).
Born December 3rd, 1897 in Honfleur.
Died June 12th, 1974 at 76 years old in Rouen.
Vitovt Putna
Soviet red army officer.
Born April 12th, 1893 in Mackonys.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Ivan Fomin
Russian architect and architectural historian (1872-1936).
Born February 3rd, 1872 in Oryol.
Died June 12th, 1936 at 64 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Mina Karadžić
Serbian historian and painter (1828-1894).
Born July 12th, 1828 in Landstraße. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1894 at 65 years old in Vienna (uremia).
Nikolay Ogarev
Russian poet, historian and political activist (1813-1877).
Born December 6th, 1813 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 12th, 1877 at 63 years old in Greenwich.
Jimmy Ross
Scottish footballer (1866-1902).
Born March 28th, 1866 in Edinburgh.
Died June 12th, 1902 at 36 years old in Manchester.
Vyacheslav Zudov
Soviet cosmonaut (1942–2024).
Born January 8th, 1942 in Bor.
Died June 12th, 2024 at 82 years old [ref]
Anne Chapman
American anthropologist (1922–2010).
Born January 27th, 1922 in Los Angeles.
Died June 12th, 2010 at 88 years old in Massy. [ref]
Richard Teichmann
German chess player (1868–1925).
Born December 24th, 1868 in Lehnitzsch.
Died June 12th, 1925 at 56 years old in Berlin.
János Ferencsik
Hungarian conductor (1907–1984).
Born January 18th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died June 12th, 1984 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Edward Newman
English entomologist, botanist and writer (1801-1876).
Born May 13th, 1801 in London.
Died June 12th, 1876 at 75 years old in London.
Igor Zhelezovski
Belarusian speed skater (1963–2021).
Born July 1st, 1963 in Orsha. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2021 at 57 years old in Minsk (COVID-19). [ref]
Theo Heemskerk
Dutch politician (1852-1932).
Born July 20th, 1852 in Amsterdam.
Died June 12th, 1932 at 79 years old in Utrecht.
Otto Brunner
Austrian historian (1898–1982).
Born April 21st, 1898 in Mödling.
Died June 12th, 1982 at 84 years old in Hamburg.
Annie Ruth Jiagge
Ghanaian jurist and women's rights activist (1918-1996).
Born October 7th, 1918 in Lomé. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1996 at 77 years old in Accra. [ref]
Horace Chilton
American politician (1853-1932).
Born December 29th, 1853 in Tyler. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1932 at 78 years old in Dallas. [ref]
José Ruperto Monagas
President of venezuela (1832-1880).
Born June 4th, 1832 in Aragua de Barcelona.
Died June 12th, 1880 at 48 years old in Aragua de Barcelona.
Wilhelm Gliese
German astronomer (1915-1993).
Born June 21st, 1915 in Złotoryja.
Died June 12th, 1993 at 77 years old in Heidelberg.
Laura Papo Bohoreta
Bosnian jewish feminist, writer, and translator.
Born March 15th, 1891 in Sarajevo.
Died June 12th, 1942 at 51 years old in Sarajevo.
Susie M. Barstow
American painter of the hudson river school (1836 - 1923).
Born May 9th, 1836 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died June 12th, 1923 at 87 years old in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets
Russian engineer (1803–1870).
Born November 19th, 1803 in Tomsk Governorate.
Died June 12th, 1870 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino
Israeli politician (1926-2015).
Born January 26th, 1926 in Mosul. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2015 at 89 years old in Tel Aviv (Alzheimer's disease).
Jean Frédéric Frenet
French scientist (1816-1900).
Born February 7th, 1816 in Périgueux.
Died June 12th, 1900 at 84 years old in Périgueux.
Jean-Louis Bory
French writer (1919-1979).
Born June 25th, 1919 in Méréville.
Died June 12th, 1979 at 59 years old in Méréville.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius