August 12th
161 Notable deaths
Léonce Perret
French movie director, screenwriter and actor (1880-1935).
Born March 14th, 1880 in Niort.
Died August 12th, 1935 at 55 years old in Paris.
Aino Pervik
Estonian writer (1932–2025).
Born April 22nd, 1932 in Rakvere.
Died August 12th, 2025 at 93 years old [ref]
Yigal Tumarkin
German-born israeli sculptor (1933-2021).
Born October 23rd, 1933 in Dresden.
Died August 12th, 2021 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Christian Boussus
French tennis player.
Born March 5th, 1908 in Hyères.
Died August 12th, 2003 at 95 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Don Edmunds
Racecar driver.
Born September 23rd, 1930 in Santa Ana.
Died August 12th, 2020 at 89 years old in California. [ref]
Walter Winans
American sport shooter and artist (1852-1920).
Born April 5th, 1852 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1920 at 68 years old in Dagenham. [ref]
Gösta Bohman
Swedish politician (1911-1997).
Born January 15th, 1911 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died August 12th, 1997 at 86 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Leib Kvitko
Soviet yiddish poet (1890-1952).
Born November 11th, 1890 in Holoskiv.
Died August 12th, 1952 at 61 years old in Moscow (execution).
Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov
Russian astronomer.
Born April 23rd, 1896 in Odesa.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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