August 12th
161 Notable deaths
André Bauchant
French painter (1873-1958).
Born April 24th, 1873 in Château-Renault. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1958 at 85 years old in Montoire-sur-le-Loir. [ref]
Hendrik Petrus Berlage
Dutch architect (1856-1934).
Born February 21st, 1856 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1934 at 78 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Nikolai Triik
Estonian painter.
Born August 7th, 1884 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1940 at 56 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Petras Vileišis
Lithuanian engineer and publisher (1851–1926).
Born January 25th, 1851 in Mediniai.
Died August 12th, 1926 at 75 years old in Palanga.
Barbara Grabowska
Polish actress (1954-1994).
Born November 28th, 1954 in Zabrze.
Died August 12th, 1994 at 39 years old in Częstochowa.
Arne Nyberg
Swedish footballer (1913-1970).
Born June 20th, 1913 in Säffle Municipality.
Died August 12th, 1970 at 57 years old in Stockholm.
Gergely Kulcsár
Hungarian athletics competitor (1934-2020).
Born March 10th, 1934 in Budapest.
Died August 12th, 2020 at 86 years old in Vác. [ref]
Paul Du Bois
Belgian sculptor and medalist (1859–1938).
Born September 23rd, 1858 in Aywaille. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1938 at 79 years old in Uccle.
Hans Weigel
Austrian writer (1908-1991).
Born May 29th, 1908 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1991 at 83 years old in Maria Enzersdorf. [ref]
Manuel Goded Llopis
Spanish army general (1882-1936).
Born October 15th, 1882 in San Juan.
Died August 12th, 1936 at 53 years old in Barcelona (gunshot wound).
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain