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July 12th
198 Notable deaths
Alexander Mosolov
Russian futurist composer (1900–1973).
Born August 11th, 1900 in Kyiv.
Died July 12th, 1973 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Charles Wood
Irish composer.
Born June 15th, 1866 in Armagh.
Died July 12th, 1926 at 60 years old in Cambridge.
William D. Coleman
Liberian politician (1842-1908).
Born July 18th, 1842 in Fayette County.
Died July 12th, 1908 at 65 years old in Clay-Ashland.
Carlos Puebla
Cuban musician (1917–1989).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Manzanillo.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 71 years old in Havana.
Vladimir Triandafillov
Soviet military commander and theoretician (1894-1931).
Born March 14th, 1894 in Ataköy.
Died July 12th, 1931 at 37 years old in Moscow (aircraft crash).
Bill Ivy
British motorcycle racer (1942–1969).
Born August 27th, 1942 in Maidstone.
Died July 12th, 1969 at 26 years old in Hohenstein-Ernstthal (collision, falling).
John Slessor
Senior commander in the royal air force.
Born June 3rd, 1897 in Ranikhet.
Died July 12th, 1979 at 82 years old in RAF Wroughton.
Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria
Austrian archduke (1852-1890).
Born November 25th, 1852 in Florence.
Died July 12th, 1890 at 37 years old in Cape Horn.
Elaine Morgan
British screenwriter, journalist, and author (1920–2013).
Born November 7th, 1920 in Pontypridd.
Died July 12th, 2013 at 92 years old in Mountain Ash. [ref]
Joseph Jongen
Belgian organist and composer (1873–1953).
Born December 14th, 1873 in Liège.
Died July 12th, 1953 at 79 years old in Sart-lez-Spa.
Fergus Hume
British writer (1859–1932).
Born July 8th, 1859 in Powick.
Died July 12th, 1932 at 73 years old in Castle Point.
Boris Galerkin
Russian mathematician (1871–1945).
Born March 4th, 1871 in Polatsk. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1945 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Betty Compton
American singer and actress (1904–1944).
Born May 13th, 1904 in Sandown.
Died July 12th, 1944 at 40 years old in New York City (breast cancer).
Len Chappell
American basketball player (1941–2018).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Portage.
Died July 12th, 2018 at 77 years old in Oconomowoc. [ref]
Cyrus West Field
American businessman (1819–1892).
Born November 30th, 1819 in Stockbridge.
Died July 12th, 1892 at 72 years old in Irvington.
Mick Bates
English footballer (1947–2021).
Born September 19th, 1947 in Armthorpe.
Died July 12th, 2021 at 73 years old in Leeds. [ref]
Piero Cappuccilli
Italian baritone (1929–2005).
Born November 9th, 1929 in Trieste.
Died July 12th, 2005 at 75 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Oswald Schmiedeberg
German pharmacist (1838–1921).
Born October 10th, 1838 in Laidze.
Died July 12th, 1921 at 82 years old in Baden-Baden.
Charles Granville Bruce
British mountain climber.
Born April 7th, 1866 in London.
Died July 12th, 1939 at 73 years old in London.
Otto Nagel
German artist (1894-1967).
Born September 27th, 1894 in Wedding.
Died July 12th, 1967 at 72 years old in Biesdorf.
Ernst G. Straus
German-american mathematician.
Born February 15th, 1922 in Munich.
Died July 12th, 1983 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
Kiyoshi Yamashita
Japanese artist (1922-1971).
Born March 10th, 1922 in Nihonzutsumi.
Died July 12th, 1971 at 49 years old (intracranial hemorrhage).
Raymundo Capetilo
Mexican actor (1945–2020).
Born September 1st, 1945 in Mexico City.
Died July 12th, 2020 at 74 years old in Mexico City (COVID-19). [ref]
Gottfried von Einem
Austrian composer (1916-1996).
Born January 24th, 1918 in Bern.
Died July 12th, 1996 at 78 years old in Maissau.
Herbert Rawlinson
English actor (1885-1953).
Born November 15th, 1885 in Brighton.
Died July 12th, 1953 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
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