August 12th
140 Notable deaths
DJ Arafat
Ivorian musician, singer and record producer (1986-2019).
Born January 26th, 1986. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2019 at 33 years old (traffic collision).
Anna Held
Stage performer and singer (1872-1918).
Born March 19th, 1872 in Warsaw.
Died August 12th, 1918 at 46 years old in New York City (multiple myeloma).
Dominic DeNucci
American professional wrestler, trainer.
Born January 23rd, 1932 in Venice.
Died August 12th, 2021 at 89 years old in McCandless. [ref]
Tan Kah Kee
Chinese businessman.
Born October 21st, 1874 in Jimei District.
Died August 12th, 1961 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Samuel Okwaraji
Nigerian footballer (1964-1989).
Died August 12th, 1989 at 25 years old in Lagos (heart failure).
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
British politician (1866-1941).
Born September 12th, 1866 in Eastbourne.
Died August 12th, 1941 at 74 years old in Belgravia.
Godfrey Hounsfield
English electrical engineer.
Born August 18th, 1919 in Newark-on-Trent, Sutton on Trent. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2004 at 84 years old in Kingston upon Thames.
Dorothy Mackaill
English-born american actress (1903-1990).
Born March 4th, 1903 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1990 at 87 years old in Honolulu (kidney failure). [ref]
William Renshaw
English tennis player.
Born January 3rd, 1861 in Royal Leamington Spa.
Died August 12th, 1904 at 43 years old in Swanage.
Walter J. Ong
American philosopher and historian.
Born November 30th, 1912 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2003 at 90 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks