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August 12th
213 Notable deaths
Tim Whelan
Film director, writer and producer (1893-1957).
Born November 2nd, 1893 in Cannelton.
Died August 12th, 1957 at 63 years old in Beverly Hills.
Shirley Grey
Actress (1902-1981).
Born April 11th, 1902 in Naugatuck.
Died August 12th, 1981 at 79 years old in Jacksonville Beach.
Vittorio Sella
Italian photographer (1859–1943).
Born August 28th, 1859 in Biella. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1943 at 83 years old in Biella. [ref]
Francisco Solano López
Argentine artist (1928-2011).
Born October 26th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 12th, 2011 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Evgeny Paton
Ukrainian and soviet scientist and engineer (1870–1953).
Born March 5th, 1870 in Nice. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1953 at 83 years old in Kyiv.
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen
Danish engineer (1878–1964).
Born July 30th, 1878 in Nakskov.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 86 years old in Copenhagen.
James Edward Keeler
American astronomer (1857–1900).
Born September 10th, 1857 in LaSalle.
Died August 12th, 1900 at 42 years old in San Francisco.
David Bergelson
Russian playwright and writer (1884-1952).
Born August 12th, 1884 in Sarny.
Died August 12th, 1952 at 68 years old in Moscow, Lubyanka Building.
Robert Kingston Scott
74th governor of south carolina, and an officer in the union army (1826-1900).
Born July 8th, 1826 in Armstrong County.
Died August 12th, 1900 at 74 years old in Henry County.
William Gosse
Australian explorer (1842-1881).
Born December 11th, 1842 in Hoddesdon.
Died August 12th, 1881 at 38 years old in Adelaide (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Stock
German chemist (1876–1946).
Born July 16th, 1876 in Gdańsk.
Died August 12th, 1946 at 70 years old in Aken (Elbe).
Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov
Russian journalist (1930-2013).
Born March 14th, 1930 in Novousmansky District.
Died August 12th, 2013 at 83 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease).
Florin Halagian
Romanian footballer (1939-2019).
Born March 7th, 1939 in Bucharest.
Died August 12th, 2019 at 80 years old [ref]
Berit Lindholm
Swedish actor and singer (1934-2023).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died August 12th, 2023 at 88 years old in Sköndal. [ref]
Peretz Markish
Soviet yiddish poet and playwright.
Born December 7th, 1895 in Polonne.
Died August 12th, 1952 at 56 years old in Lubyanka Building.
Gregor Wentzel
German physicist (1898–1978).
Born February 17th, 1898 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1978 at 80 years old in Ascona. [ref]
Narciso Campero
President of bolivia (1813-1896).
Born October 29th, 1813 in Tarija.
Died August 12th, 1896 at 82 years old in Sucre.
Pavel Gerdt
Russian ballet dancer (1844–1917).
Born December 4th, 1844. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1917 at 72 years old in Vyborgsky Uyezd. [ref]
Tomás Romero Pereira
41.° president of paraguay (1954).
Born October 4th, 1886 in Encarnación.
Died August 12th, 1982 at 95 years old in Asunción.
Pinchas Sapir
Israeli politician (1906-1975).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Suwałki. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1975 at 68 years old in Nevatim (myocardial infarction).
Natalia LL
Polish photographer (1937–2022).
Born April 18th, 1937 in Żywiec.
Died August 12th, 2022 at 85 years old [ref]
Isidro Fabela
Mexican diplomat and governor of the state of mexico (1882-1964).
Born June 28th, 1882 in Atlacomulco Municipality.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 82 years old in Cuernavaca.
Ramiro Blacut
Bolivian football player and coach (1944–2024).
Born January 3rd, 1944 in La Paz.
Died August 12th, 2024 at 80 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. [ref]
Serge Sudeikin
Russian artist (1882-1946).
Born March 19th, 1882 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 12th, 1946 at 64 years old in Nyack.
Aharon Yadlin
Israeli educator and politician (1926–2022).
Born April 17th, 1926 in Ben Shemen. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2022 at 96 years old in Hatzerim. [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore