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August 12th
150 Notable deaths
Pavel Arsyonov
Russian actor and film director.
Born January 5th, 1936 in Tbilisi.
Died August 12th, 1999 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Fritz Schmidt
German field hockey player.
Born March 19th, 1943 in Mainz.
Died August 12th, 2024 at 81 years old [ref]
Harry Larsen
Danish rower (1915-1974).
Born September 4th, 1915 in Kirkerup.
Died August 12th, 1974 at 58 years old in Copenhagen.
Emil Benecke
German water polo player (1898–1945).
Born October 4th, 1898 in Magdeburg.
Died August 12th, 1945 at 46 years old in Riga.
Hermann Struve
Baltic german astronomer (1854–1920).
Born October 3rd, 1854 in Pulkovo.
Died August 12th, 1920 at 65 years old in Bad Herrenalb.
Åke Stenqvist
Swedish handball player and athletics competitor.
Born January 31st, 1914 in Stockholm.
Died August 12th, 2006 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
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.
Born February 26th, 1889 in Lille. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lille. [ref]
Vyacheslav Semyonov
Societ footballer.
Born August 18th, 1947 in Kyiv.
Died August 12th, 2022 at 74 years old [ref]
Christianus Cornelius Uhlenbeck
Dutch linguist (1866–1951).
Born October 18th, 1866 in Voorburg.
Died August 12th, 1951 at 84 years old in Lugano.
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