July 12th
198 Notable deaths
Sophia Getzowa
Belarusian-israeli scientist.
Born October 8th, 1872 in Vilnius, Gomel.
Died July 12th, 1946 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Carles Riba
Catalan writer and poet (1893–1959).
Born September 23rd, 1893 in Barcelona.
Died July 12th, 1959 at 65 years old in Barcelona.
Friedrich Ludwig Persius
German architect (1803-1845).
Born February 15th, 1803 in Potsdam.
Died July 12th, 1845 at 42 years old in Potsdam.
Władysław Konopczyński
Polish historian (1880-1952).
Born November 26th, 1880 in Warsaw.
Died July 12th, 1952 at 71 years old in Wola Kalinowska.
Pietro Fumasoni Biondi
Catholic cardinal (1872–1960).
Born September 4th, 1872 in Rome.
Died July 12th, 1960 at 87 years old in Rome.
Dimitar Marashliev
Bulgarian footballer (1947-2018).
Born August 31st, 1947 in Harmanli.
Died July 12th, 2018 at 70 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Ottilie Wildermuth
German writer, editor (1817–1877).
Born February 22nd, 1817 in Rottenburg am Neckar. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1877 at 60 years old in Tübingen (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli
Catholic cardinal (1896–1993).
Born July 14th, 1896 in Subbiano.
Died July 12th, 1993 at 96 years old in Rome.
Xavier de Mérode
Roman catholic bishop (1820–1874).
Born March 26th, 1820 in Brussels.
Died July 12th, 1874 at 54 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Ludwig Lange
German physicist (1863–1936).
Born June 21st, 1863 in Giessen.
Died July 12th, 1936 at 73 years old in Weinsberg.
Stanisław Ruziewicz
Polish mathematician (1889–1941).
Born August 29th, 1889 in Kolomyia.
Died July 12th, 1941 at 51 years old in Lviv (massacre of Lviv professors).
James Quinn
American athlete (1906-2004).
Born September 9th, 1906 in Brooklyn.
Died July 12th, 2004 at 97 years old in Cranston.
José Iglesias Fernández
Spanish football player/manager (1926–2007).
Born December 23rd, 1926 in Zamora. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2007 at 80 years old in Granada (stroke). [ref]
Antun Šoljan
Croatian writer and translator (1932–1993).
Born December 1st, 1932 in Belgrade.
Died July 12th, 1993 at 60 years old in Zagreb.
Joseph Antic
Indian olympic field hockey player (1931–2016).
Born March 13th, 1931 in Secunderabad.
Died July 12th, 2016 at 85 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Tomás Villalba
Uruguayan politician (1805–1886).
Born December 9th, 1805 in Dolores.
Died July 12th, 1886 at 80 years old in Montevideo.
Jean-Charles Houzeau
Belgian astronomer (1820–1888).
Born October 7th, 1820 in Belgium.
Died July 12th, 1888 at 67 years old in Schaerbeek.
Georg Adolf Erman
German physicist (1806–1877).
Born May 12th, 1806 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1877 at 71 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Julius von Bernuth
German general (1897–1942).
Born August 12th, 1897 in Metz.
Died July 12th, 1942 at 44 years old in Russia.
Arnold Escher von der Linth
Swiss geologist (1807-1872).
Born June 8th, 1807 in Zurich.
Died July 12th, 1872 at 65 years old in Zurich.
Seilda Baishakov
Kazakh football player (1950-2023).
Born August 28th, 1950 in Taraz.
Died July 12th, 2023 at 72 years old [ref]
André Tassin
French footballer (1902-1986).
Born December 24th, 1902 in Meurchin. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1986 at 83 years old in La Madeleine. [ref]
Enzo Sacchi
Italian racing cyclist (1926-1988).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Florence.
Died July 12th, 1988 at 62 years old in Florence.
Luiza Helena de Bairros
Brazilian administrator, sociologist and politician.
Born March 27th, 1953 in Porto Alegre.
Died July 12th, 2016 at 63 years old in Porto Alegre (lung cancer).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 198
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