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July 12th
198 Notable deaths
Robert Runcie
Archbishop of canterbury, 1980-1991.
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2000 at 78 years old in St Albans (cancer). [ref]
Wolfram von Richthofen
German military officer and aviator (1895–1945).
Born October 10th, 1895 in Bartoszówek.
Died July 12th, 1945 at 49 years old (brain cancer).
Elder Paisios of Mount Athos
Greek eastern orthodox monk and saint (1924-1994).
Born July 25th, 1924 in Çamlıca.
Died July 12th, 1994 at 69 years old in Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Souroti (cancer).
Chris Wood
British rock musician; member of the english rock band traffic (1944–1983).
Born June 24th, 1944 in Birmingham.
Died July 12th, 1983 at 39 years old in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (pneumonia).
Olive Morris
British community leader and black feminist activist (1952-1979).
Born June 26th, 1952 in Saint Catherine Parish.
Died July 12th, 1979 at 27 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (non-Hodgkin lymphoma).
John Chancellor
American tv journalist (1927–1996).
Born July 14th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died July 12th, 1996 at 68 years old in Princeton (stomach cancer).
Tomáš Baťa
Bohemian-czech entrepreneur (1876-1932).
Died July 12th, 1932 at 56 years old in Otrokovice (Junkers F 13 crash).
Robert Henri
American painter (1865-1929).
Born June 24th, 1865 in Cincinnati.
Died July 12th, 1929 at 64 years old in New York City (prostate cancer).
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003).
Born August 8th, 1907 in New York City, Harlem.
Died July 12th, 2003 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (bronchitis).
Elsie de Wolfe
American actress and interior decorator (1865-1950).
Born December 20th, 1865 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1950 at 84 years old in Versailles.
Bill Viola
American video and installation artist (1951–2024).
Born January 25th, 1951 in Queens.
Died July 12th, 2024 at 73 years old in Long Beach (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Joshua Logan
American stage and film director and writer (1908-1988).
Born October 5th, 1908 in Texarkana.
Died July 12th, 1988 at 79 years old in New York City.
Alexander Cartwright
Early developer of baseball (1820–1892).
Born April 17th, 1820 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1892 at 72 years old in Honolulu.
André Watts
American pianist (1946–2023).
Born June 20th, 1946 in Nuremberg.
Died July 12th, 2023 at 77 years old in Bloomington (cancer). [ref]
Goran Hadžić
Croatian serb politician (1958-2016).
Born September 7th, 1958 in Vinkovci.
Died July 12th, 2016 at 57 years old in Novi Sad (brain cancer). [ref]
Ynes Mexia
Mexican-american botanist (1870–1938).
Born May 24th, 1870 in Georgetown.
Died July 12th, 1938 at 68 years old in Berkeley (lung cancer).
Jeff Morris
American actor (1934–2004).
Born September 20th, 1934 in St. Joseph.
Died July 12th, 2004 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Pavel Nakhimov
Russian fleet commander.
Born July 5th, 1802 in Khmelita.
Died July 12th, 1855 at 53 years old in Sevastopol.
Sidney Hook
American philosopher (1902–1989).
Born December 20th, 1902 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 86 years old in Stanford.
Claudio Naranjo
Chilean psychiatrist and author (1932-2019).
Born November 24th, 1932 in Valparaíso.
Died July 12th, 2019 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Prince Wolfgang of Hesse
German prince (1896–1989).
Born November 6th, 1896 in Rumpenheim Castle.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 92 years old in Frankfurt.
Dada J. P. Vaswani
Spiritual leader.
Born August 2nd, 1918 in Hyderabad.
Died July 12th, 2018 at 99 years old in Pune.
Joanna Cole
American children's books author (1944-2020).
Born August 11th, 1944 in Newark.
Died July 12th, 2020 at 75 years old in Sioux City (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Ashapoorna Devi
Indian writer (1909–1995).
Born January 8th, 1909 in Kolkata.
Died July 12th, 1995 at 86 years old in Kolkata.
Valeriya Novodvorskaya
Russian politician (1950-2014).
Born May 17th, 1950 in Baranavichy. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2014 at 64 years old in Moscow (toxic shock syndrome). [ref]
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