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August 12th
161 Notable deaths
René Tirard
French sprinter.
Born July 20th, 1899 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1977 at 78 years old in Clichy. [ref]
Motiullah Khan
Pakistani field hockey player.
Born January 31st, 1938 in Bahawalpur.
Died August 12th, 2022 at 84 years old in Bahawalpur. [ref]
Emil Benecke
German water polo player (1898–1945).
Born October 4th, 1898 in Magdeburg.
Died August 12th, 1945 at 46 years old in Riga.
Harry Larsen
Danish rower (1915-1974).
Born September 4th, 1915 in Kirkerup.
Died August 12th, 1974 at 58 years old in Copenhagen.
Pascual Somma
Uruguayan footballer (1896-1930).
Born February 7th, 1896 in Montevideo.
Died August 12th, 1930 at 34 years old in Montevideo.
Åke Stenqvist
Swedish handball player and athletics competitor (1914–2006).
Born January 31st, 1914 in Stockholm.
Died August 12th, 2006 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
Henri Arthus
French skipper (1872-1962).
Born March 10th, 1872 in Le Mans.
Died August 12th, 1962 at 90 years old in Houilles.
Vyacheslav Semyonov
Societ footballer.
Born August 18th, 1947 in Kyiv.
Died August 12th, 2022 at 74 years old [ref]
René Boulanger
French gymnast.
Born April 22nd, 1895 in Hautmont. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1949 at 54 years old in Hautmont. [ref]
Julien Wartelle
Gymnast (1889–1953).
Born February 26th, 1889 in Lille. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lille. [ref]
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