August 12th
146 Notable deaths
Thomas Mann
German novelist, and 1929 nobel prize laureate.
Born June 6th, 1875 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1955 at 80 years old in Zürich. [ref]
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).
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
Actor, playwright (1936-2015).
Born December 17th, 1936 in London.
Died August 12th, 2015 at 78 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 Airlines Flight 123).
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]
Gareth Jones
Welsh journalist (1905–1935).
Born August 13th, 1905 in Barry.
Died August 12th, 1935 at 29 years old in Rehe Province.
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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Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha