June 12th
239 Notable deaths
Kiril Simonovski
Footballer (1915-1984).
Born October 19th, 1915 in Skopje.
Died June 12th, 1984 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
Veikko Vennamo
Finnish politician (1913-1997).
Born June 11th, 1913 in Jaakkima. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1997 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Sergey Sergeyevich Yudin
Famous soviet surgeon and scientist (1891-1954).
Born October 9th, 1891 in Moscow.
Died June 12th, 1954 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Hans Junkermann
German actor (1872-1943).
Born February 24th, 1872 in Stuttgart.
Died June 12th, 1943 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Aarne Sihvo
Finnish general and chief of defence (1889–1963).
Born November 22nd, 1889 in Virolahti.
Died June 12th, 1963 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Hector Bianciotti
French writer (1930-2012).
Born March 18th, 1930 in Calchín Oeste superficie:.
Died June 12th, 2012 at 82 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pyotr Baranovsky
Soviet architect, preservationist, building restorator (1892–1984).
Born February 9th, 1892 in Shuiskoe. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1984 at 92 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Marcel Poot
Belgian composer (1901-1988).
Born May 7th, 1901 in Vilvoorde.
Died June 12th, 1988 at 87 years old in Ixelles.
Armand De Decker
Belgian politician (1948-2019).
Born October 8th, 1948 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died June 12th, 2019 at 70 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe. [ref]
Jack Richardson
Actor (1870–1960).
Born November 18th, 1883 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 1960 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara.
Aleksandr Alov
Film director (1923–1983).
Born September 26th, 1923 in Kharkiv.
Died June 12th, 1983 at 59 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Giacomo Favretto
Italian painter (1849-1887).
Born August 11th, 1849 in Venice.
Died June 12th, 1887 at 37 years old in Venice (typhoid fever).
Mette Gjerskov
Danish politician (1966–2023).
Born July 28th, 1966 in Jyllinge.
Died June 12th, 2023 at 56 years old [ref]
Alphonso Portugal
Mexican footballer (1934-2016).
Born January 21st, 1934 in Mexico City.
Died June 12th, 2016 at 82 years old in Atlixco. [ref]
Luisa Rivelli
Italian actress (1931–2013).
Born February 10th, 1931 in Ternate.
Died June 12th, 2013 at 82 years old in Guidonia Montecelio. [ref]
Sergey Khlebnikov
Russian speed skater (1955–1999).
Born August 27th, 1955 in Sortavala.
Died June 12th, 1999 at 43 years old in Moscow.
Karel Farský
Czech priest, religion writer, publicist, writer and theologist (1880–1927).
Born July 26th, 1880 in Škodějov. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1927 at 46 years old in Dejvice. [ref]
Zoltán Horváth
Hungarian sabre fencer.
Born March 12th, 1937 in Balatonfüred.
Died June 12th, 2025 at 88 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Hermann Lietz
German educationist (1868–1919).
Born April 28th, 1868 in Putbus.
Died June 12th, 1919 at 51 years old in Haubinda.
Boris Pavlovich Belousov
Soviet chemist / biophysicist who discovered the belousov-zhabotinsky reaction (1893-1970).
Born March 3rd, 1893 in Moscow.
Died June 12th, 1970 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Samuel Zauber
Romanian footballer (1907–1986).
Born January 9th, 1907 in Timișoara.
Died June 12th, 1986 at 79 years old in Jerusalem.
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Polish screenwriter (1921–2010).
Born July 1st, 1921 in Warsaw.
Died June 12th, 2010 at 88 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Serhii Podolynsky
Ukrainian academic, medical doctor, sociologist, economist, physicist, public figure, politician, publicist (1850–1891).
Born July 19th, 1850 in Kiev Governorate.
Died June 12th, 1891 at 40 years old in Kyiv.
Léon Dierx
French poet (1838-1912).
Born March 31st, 1838 in Saint-Denis.
Died June 12th, 1912 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett