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July 12th
198 Notable deaths
Hugo Simberg
Finnish painter (1873-1917).
Born June 24th, 1873 in Hamina.
Died July 12th, 1917 at 44 years old in Ähtäri. [ref]
Latife Uşşakî
Wife of mustafa kemal atatürk and first lady of turkey (1898-1975).
Born June 17th, 1898 in İzmir.
Died July 12th, 1975 at 77 years old in Istanbul (breast cancer).
Ray Phiri
South african jazz musician (1947–2017).
Born March 23rd, 1947 in Mbombela.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mbombela (lung cancer). [ref]
Buddy Adler
Film producer (1909-1960).
Born June 22nd, 1909 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1960 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Ray Stannard Baker
American journalist (1870–1946).
Born April 17th, 1870 in Lansing. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1946 at 76 years old in Amherst. [ref]
Nathan Söderblom
Swedish clergyman and archbishop (1866–1931).
Born January 15th, 1866 in Trönö.
Died July 12th, 1931 at 65 years old in Uppsala.
Loredana Nusciak
Italian actress (1942-2006).
Born May 3rd, 1942 in Trieste.
Died July 12th, 2006 at 64 years old in Trieste (cancer).
Fernando J. Corbató
American computer scientist (1926–2019).
Born July 1st, 1926 in Oakland.
Died July 12th, 2019 at 93 years old in Newburyport (diabetes). [ref]
François Furet
French historian (1927–1997).
Born March 27th, 1927 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 12th, 1997 at 70 years old in Toulouse (heart failure).
Wim Suurbier
Dutch footballer (1945-2020).
Born January 16th, 1945 in Eindhoven.
Died July 12th, 2020 at 75 years old in Amsterdam (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Paul Magloire
President of haiti (1907-2001).
Born July 19th, 1907 in Quartier-Morin.
Died July 12th, 2001 at 93 years old in Port-au-Prince.
Kurt Kreuger
Actor (1916–2006).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Michendorf.
Died July 12th, 2006 at 89 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (stroke). [ref]
Mazo de la Roche
Canadian writer (1879-1961).
Born January 15th, 1879 in Newmarket.
Died July 12th, 1961 at 82 years old in Toronto.
Henrik Wergeland
Norwegian writer (1808–1845).
Born June 17th, 1808 in Kristiansand.
Died July 12th, 1845 at 37 years old in Christiania.
Gusti Huber
Austrian-american actress (1914–1993).
Born July 27th, 1914 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1993 at 78 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Clara Lemlich
Union organizer, suffragist, activist (1886-1982).
Born March 28th, 1886 in Horodok.
Died July 12th, 1982 at 96 years old in Los Angeles.
Noriko Ohara
Japanese voice actress (1935–2024).
Born October 2nd, 1935 in Ikebukuro.
Died July 12th, 2024 at 88 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Tonke Dragt
Dutch children's writer and illustrator (1930–2024).
Born November 12th, 1930 in Batavia. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2024 at 93 years old in The Hague. [ref]
John W. Weeks
American politician (1860-1926).
Born April 11th, 1860 in Lancaster.
Died July 12th, 1926 at 66 years old in Lancaster.
Olga Guillot
Cuban singer (1922–2010).
Born October 9th, 1922 in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province.
Died July 12th, 2010 at 87 years old in Miami Beach.
Emil Bobu
Romanian politician (1927-2014).
Born February 22nd, 1927 in Vârfu Câmpului.
Died July 12th, 2014 at 87 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Tom Taylor
English playwright (1817-1880).
Born October 19th, 1817.
Died July 12th, 1880 at 62 years old in London.
Harry Hawker
Australian aviation pioneer (1889–1921).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Moorabbin.
Died July 12th, 1921 at 32 years old in Hendon Aerodrome.
Peter Newmark
English translation scholar (1916–2011).
Born April 12th, 1916 in Brno.
Died July 12th, 2011 at 95 years old [ref]
Irene Parlby
Canadian politician (1868-1965).
Born January 9th, 1868 in London.
Died July 12th, 1965 at 97 years old in Red Deer.
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