August 12th
150 Notable deaths
Christian Boussus
French tennis player.
Born March 5th, 1908 in Hyères. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2003 at 95 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ruth Ford
American actress (1911-2009).
Born July 7th, 1911 in Brookhaven. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2009 at 98 years old in New York City. [ref]
Aharon Yadlin
Israeli educator and politician.
Born April 17th, 1926 in Ben Shemen. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2022 at 96 years old in Hatzerim. [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]
Friedrich Schottky
German mathematician (1851-1935).
Born July 24th, 1851 in Wrocław.
Died August 12th, 1935 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Léonce Perret
French movie director, screenwriter and actor.
Born March 13th, 1880 in Niort. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1935 at 55 years old in Paris. [ref]
Don Edmunds
Racecar driver.
Born September 23rd, 1930 in Santa Ana.
Died August 12th, 2020 at 89 years old in California. [ref]
Leib Kvitko
Soviet yiddish poet (1890-1952).
Born November 11th, 1890 in Holoskiv.
Died August 12th, 1952 at 61 years old in Moscow (execution).
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.
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]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 150
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler