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July 12th
152 Notable deaths
Claudio Naranjo
Chilean psychiatrist and author (1932-2019).
Born November 24th, 1932 in Valparaíso.
Died July 12th, 2019 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
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).
Sidney Hook
American philosopher.
Born December 20th, 1902 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 86 years old in Stanford.
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]
André Watts
American pianist (1946–2023).
Born June 20th, 1946 in Nuremberg.
Died July 12th, 2023 at 77 years old (cancer). [ref]
Ray Phiri
South african jazz musician.
Born March 23rd, 1947 in Mbombela.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mbombela (lung cancer). [ref]
Prince Wolfgang of Hesse
German prince.
Born November 6th, 1896 in Rumpenheim Castle.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 92 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Hugo Simberg
Finnish painter (1873-1917).
Born June 24th, 1873 in Hamina. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1917 at 44 years old in Ähtäri. [ref]
Nathan Söderblom
Swedish clergyman and archbishop.
Born January 15th, 1866 in Trönö. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1931 at 65 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Fernando J. Corbató
American computer scientist.
Born July 1st, 1926 in Oakland.
Died July 12th, 2019 at 93 years old in Newburyport (diabetes). [ref]
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