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August 12th
140 Notable deaths
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 (fall).
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]
Arthur Griffith
Irish politician and writer (1872-1922).
Born March 31st, 1872 in Dublin. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1922 at 50 years old in Dublin (stroke). [ref]
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