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August 12th
213 Notable deaths
Jean-Michel Basquiat
American artist (1960-1988).
Born December 22nd, 1960 in Brooklyn, Park Slope.
Died August 12th, 1988 at 27 years old in New York City (heroin overdose).
Lauren Bacall
American actress (1924–2014).
Born September 16th, 1924 in The Bronx.
Died August 12th, 2014 at 89 years old in Manhattan (stroke). [ref]
Henry Fonda
American actor (1905–1982).
Born May 16th, 1905 in Grand Island.
Died August 12th, 1982 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (heart disease).
Ian Fleming
Scottish author.
Born December 28th, 1908 in Mayfair.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 55 years old in Canterbury (myocardial infarction).
Gulshan Kumar
Indian film producer.
Born May 5th, 1956 in New Delhi.
Died August 12th, 1997 at 41 years old in Mumbai.
Loretta Young
American actress (1913–2000).
Born January 6th, 1913 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 12th, 2000 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
Merv Griffin
American talk show host, singer, and game show producer.
Born July 6th, 1925 in San Mateo. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2007 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Thomas Mann
German novelist and nobel prize laureate (1875–1955).
Born June 6th, 1875 in Lübeck.
Died August 12th, 1955 at 80 years old in Zurich (aneurysm).
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
Junior officer in the united states navy and elder brother of john f. kennedy.
Died August 12th, 1944 at 29 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
John Cage
American avant-garde composer (1912-1992).
Born October 5th, 1912 in Good Samaritan Hospital. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1992 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Una Stubbs
English actress, television personality, and former dancer (1937-2021).
Born May 1st, 1937 in Welwyn Garden City.
Died August 12th, 2021 at 84 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Aimo Koivunen
Finnish soldier.
Born October 17th, 1917 in Alastaro.
Died August 12th, 1989 at 71 years old in Jyväskylä.
Wolfgang Petersen
German film director (1941–2022).
Born March 14th, 1941 in Emden.
Died August 12th, 2022 at 81 years old in Brentwood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor (1910–1989).
Born February 13th, 1910 in London.
Died August 12th, 1989 at 79 years old in Stanford (prostate cancer).
Stephen Lewis
British actor and playwright (1926–2015).
Born December 17th, 1926 in London.
Died August 12th, 2015 at 88 years old in Wanstead. [ref]
Kyū Sakamoto
Japanese singer and actor (1941-1985).
Born December 10th, 1941 in Kawasaki-ku.
Died August 12th, 1985 at 43 years old in Ueno (Japan Air Lines Flight 123).
Gareth Jones
Welsh journalist (1905–1935).
Born August 14th, 1905 in Barry. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1935 at 29 years old in Jehol (gunshot wound). [ref]
Arlene Martel
American writer, actress and acting coach (1936–2014).
Born April 14th, 1936 in The Bronx.
Died August 12th, 2014 at 78 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Prince Friso of the Netherlands
Second son of beatrix of the netherlands and claus von amsberg; brother of king willem-alexander of the netherlands (1968-2013).
Born September 25th, 1968 in University Medical Center Utrecht.
Died August 12th, 2013 at 44 years old in The Hague (falling from height).
Leoš Janáček
Czech composer (1854–1928).
Born July 3rd, 1854 in Hukvaldy. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1928 at 74 years old in Ostrava, Moravská Ostrava (pneumonia). [ref]
Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian-american chess player (1836–1900).
Born May 18th, 1837 in Prague.
Died August 12th, 1900 at 63 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Griffith
Irish politician and writer, founder of sinn féin (1871–1922).
Born March 31st, 1872 in Dublin.
Died August 12th, 1922 at 50 years old in Dublin (stroke).
Jules Brunet
French advisor to japan (1838–1911).
Born January 2nd, 1838 in Belfort.
Died August 12th, 1911 at 73 years old in Fontenay-sous-Bois.
James Russell Lowell
American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891).
Born February 22nd, 1819 in Cambridge.
Died August 12th, 1891 at 72 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Anna Held
French-american stage performer (1872–1918).
Born September 19th, 1878 in Warsaw.
Died August 12th, 1918 at 39 years old in New York City (multiple myeloma).
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