July 12th
198 Notable deaths
Waldemar Kraft
German politician (1898-1977).
Born February 19th, 1898 in Brzostów.
Died July 12th, 1977 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Fridrikh Ermler
Soviet film director (1898–1967).
Born May 13th, 1898 in Rēzekne.
Died July 12th, 1967 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg, Komarovo.
Federico Errázuriz Echaurren
President of chile (1850-1901).
Born November 16th, 1850 in Santiago.
Died July 12th, 1901 at 50 years old in Valparaíso (infarction).
Hubert Lampo
Belgian writer and journalist (1920–2006).
Born September 1st, 1920 in Antwerp.
Died July 12th, 2006 at 85 years old in Essen. [ref]
Tamara Miansarova
Russian singer and music educator (1931-2017).
Born March 5th, 1931 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 86 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism).
Georgy Beriev
Soviet aerospace engineer (1903–1979).
Born February 13th, 1903 in Tbilisi.
Died July 12th, 1979 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Karl Sesta
Austrian footballer (1906-1974).
Born March 18th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died July 12th, 1974 at 68 years old in Hainburg an der Donau.
Mary Carew
Athletics competitor (1913-2002).
Born September 8th, 1913 in Medford.
Died July 12th, 2002 at 88 years old in Framingham.
Ernst Otto Beckmann
German chemist (1853–1923).
Born July 4th, 1853 in Solingen.
Died July 12th, 1923 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Giulio Ascoli
Italian mathematician (1843-1896).
Born January 20th, 1843 in Trieste.
Died July 12th, 1896 at 53 years old in Milan.
Henrietta Ward
British painter (1832-1924).
Born June 1st, 1832 in London.
Died July 12th, 1924 at 92 years old in Slough.
Charles Jaffe
American chess player.
Born April 25th, 1879 in Dubroŭna.
Died July 12th, 1941 at 62 years old in Brooklyn.
Lajos Szűcs
Hungarian football player and coach (1943–2020).
Born December 10th, 1943 in Apatin.
Died July 12th, 2020 at 76 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Mariechen Wehselau
American swimmer (1906–1992).
Born May 15th, 1906 in Honolulu.
Died July 12th, 1992 at 86 years old in Honolulu.
Félix Godefroid
Belgian musician (1818–1897).
Born July 24th, 1818 in Namur.
Died July 12th, 1897 at 78 years old in Villers-sur-Mer.
Nestor Basterretxea
Spanish painter (1924-2014).
Born May 6th, 1924 in Bermeo. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2014 at 90 years old in Hondarribia.
Elsa Bernstein
Austrian-german writer, dramatist, and literary figure (1866-1949).
Born October 27th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died July 12th, 1949 at 82 years old in Hamburg.
Simon Vinkenoog
Dutch writer (1928-2009).
Born July 18th, 1928 in Amsterdam.
Died July 12th, 2009 at 80 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Antonín Rükl
Czech cartographer (1932-2016).
Born September 22nd, 1932 in Čáslav. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2016 at 83 years old in Prague.
Mirvarid Dilbazi
Azerbaijani poet (1912–2001).
Born August 12th, 1912 in Xanlıqlar.
Died July 12th, 2001 at 88 years old in Baku.
Ivo Fürer
Swiss bishop (1930–2022).
Born April 20th, 1930 in Gossau.
Died July 12th, 2022 at 92 years old in Gossau. [ref]
Irena Krzywicka
Polish feminist.
Born May 28th, 1899 in Yeniseysk.
Died July 12th, 1994 at 95 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette.
Rudolf van den Berg
Dutch writer and director (1949-2025).
Born January 6th, 1949 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2025 at 76 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Marģers Skujenieks
Prime minister of latvia (1886–1941).
Died July 12th, 1941 at 55 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Josefina de Latorre
Spanish actor, singer, novelist, poet (1907–2002).
Born September 25th, 1907 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died July 12th, 2002 at 94 years old in Madrid.
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