August 12th
161 Notable deaths
Tim Whelan
Film director, writer and producer (1893-1957).
Born November 2nd, 1893 in Cannelton.
Died August 12th, 1957 at 63 years old in Beverly Hills.
Vittorio Sella
Italian photographer.
Born August 28th, 1859 in Biella. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1943 at 83 years old in Biella. [ref]
Evgeny Paton
Ukrainian and soviet scientist and engineer (1870–1953).
Born March 5th, 1870 in Nice. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1953 at 83 years old in Kyiv.
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen
Danish engineer.
Born July 30th, 1878 in Nakskov.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 86 years old in Copenhagen.
James Edward Keeler
American astronomer (1857–1900).
Born September 10th, 1857 in LaSalle.
Died August 12th, 1900 at 42 years old in San Francisco.
David Bergelson
Russian playwright and writer (1884-1952).
Born August 12th, 1884 in Sarny. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1952 at 68 years old in Lubyanka Building. [ref]
Alfred Stock
German chemist.
Born July 16th, 1876 in Gdańsk.
Died August 12th, 1946 at 70 years old in Aken (Elbe).
Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov
Russian journalist (1930-2013).
Born March 14th, 1930 in Novousmansky District.
Died August 12th, 2013 at 83 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease).
Florin Halagian
Romanian footballer (1939-2019).
Born March 7th, 1939 in Bucharest.
Died August 12th, 2019 at 80 years old [ref]
Berit Lindholm
Swedish actor and singer (1934-2023).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died August 12th, 2023 at 88 years old in Sköndal. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 161
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom