August 12th
143 Notable deaths
Augustus Owsley Stanley
American state and federal politician (1867-1958).
Born May 21st, 1867 in Shelbyville.
Died August 12th, 1958 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Harry Brearley
Inventor of stainless steel.
Born February 18th, 1871 in Sheffield.
Died August 12th, 1948 at 77 years old in Torquay. [ref]
Karl Ziegler
German chemist.
Born November 26th, 1898 in Helsa.
Died August 12th, 1973 at 74 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Phillips Holmes
American actor.
Born July 22nd, 1907 in Grand Rapids.
Died August 12th, 1942 at 35 years old in Ontario.
Ernst Chain
German-born british biochemist.
Born June 19th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died August 12th, 1979 at 73 years old in Castlebar.
Miguel Asín Palacios
Spanish historian (1871-1944).
Born July 5th, 1871 in Zaragoza. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1944 at 73 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián. [ref]
Hendrik Petrus Berlage
Dutch architect.
Born February 21st, 1856 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1934 at 78 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Lynne Carver
Actress (1916-1955).
Born September 13th, 1916 in Birmingham.
Died August 12th, 1955 at 38 years old in New York City (cancer).
Ralph Asher Alpher
American cosmologist.
Born February 3rd, 1921 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 12th, 2007 at 86 years old in Austin. [ref]
Manuel Goded Llopis
Spanish army general (1882-1936).
Born October 15th, 1882 in San Juan.
Died August 12th, 1936 at 53 years old in Barcelona (ballistic trauma).
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi