July 12th
149 Notable deaths
Tomáš Baťa
Bohemian-czech entrepreneur (1876-1932).
Born April 3rd, 1876 in Zlín. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1932 at 56 years old in Otrokovice (Junkers F 13 crash). [ref]
Robert Henri
American painter (1865-1929).
Born June 24th, 1865 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1929 at 64 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003).
Born August 8th, 1907 in Harlem. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2003 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (bronchitis). [ref]
Bill Viola
American video and installation artist.
Born January 25th, 1951 in Queens. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2024 at 73 years old in Long Beach (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Elsie de Wolfe
American actress and interior decorator (1865-1950).
Born December 20th, 1865 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1950 at 84 years old in Versailles. [ref]
Ynes Mexia
Mexican-american botanist (1870-1938).
Born May 24th, 1870 in Georgetown.
Died July 12th, 1938 at 68 years old in Berkeley (breast cancer).
Joshua Logan
American stage and film director and writer (1908-1988).
Born October 5th, 1908 in Texarkana. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1988 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Elder Paisios of Mount Athos
Greek eastern orthodox monk.
Born July 25th, 1924 in Çamlıca.
Died July 12th, 1994 at 69 years old in Thessaloniki (cancer).
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]
Fritz Suhren
Ss officer and politician (1908-1950).
Born June 10th, 1908 in Varel.
Died July 12th, 1950 at 42 years old in Sandweier.
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer