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July 12th
161 Notable deaths
Charles Wood
Irish composer and teacher (1866-1926).
Born June 15th, 1866 in Armagh. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1926 at 60 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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.
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.
Boris Galerkin
Russian mathematician (1871–1945).
Born March 4th, 1871 in Polatsk. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1945 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Len Chappell
American basketball player (1941–2018).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Portage.
Died July 12th, 2018 at 77 years old in Oconomowoc. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 161
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