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July 12th
161 Notable deaths
John Chancellor
American tv journalist.
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).
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]
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.
André Watts
American pianist (1946–2023).
Born June 20th, 1946 in Nuremberg.
Died July 12th, 2023 at 77 years old (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 (breast cancer).
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