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August 12th
152 Notable deaths
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.
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.
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 13th, 1905 in Barry.
Died August 12th, 1935 at 29 years old in Rehe Province.
Arlene Martel
American writer, actress and acting coach.
Born April 14th, 1936 in The Bronx.
Died August 12th, 2014 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (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 (pneumonia). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel