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August 12th
213 Notable deaths
Georg Curtius
German classical scholar and philologist (1820-1885).
Born April 16th, 1820 in Lübeck.
Died August 12th, 1885 at 65 years old in Helmsdorf.
Hendrik Petrus Berlage
Dutch architect (1856-1934).
Born February 21st, 1856 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1934 at 78 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Nikolai Triik
Estonian painter (1884–1940).
Born August 7th, 1884 in Tallinn.
Died August 12th, 1940 at 56 years old in Tallinn.
Achilles Papapetrou
Greek physicist.
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Serres.
Died August 12th, 1997 at 90 years old in Paris.
Petras Vileišis
Lithuanian engineer and publisher (1851–1926).
Born January 25th, 1851 in Mediniai.
Died August 12th, 1926 at 75 years old in Palanga.
Adolf Michaelis
German classical archaeologist (1835–1910).
Died August 12th, 1910 at 75 years old in Strasbourg.
Barbara Grabowska
Polish actress (1954-1994).
Born November 28th, 1954 in Zabrze.
Died August 12th, 1994 at 39 years old in Częstochowa.
Rosa Genoni
Fashion designer and women's rights campaigner (1867–1954).
Born June 16th, 1867 in Tirano.
Died August 12th, 1954 at 87 years old in Varese.
Pyotr Boborykin
Russian writer and journalist (1836-1921).
Born August 27th, 1836 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 12th, 1921 at 84 years old in Lugano.
Arne Nyberg
Swedish footballer (1913-1970).
Born June 20th, 1913 in Säffle parish.
Died August 12th, 1970 at 57 years old in Gothenburg.
Gergely Kulcsár
Hungarian athletics competitor (1934-2020).
Born March 10th, 1934 in Budapest.
Died August 12th, 2020 at 86 years old in Vác. [ref]
Paul Du Bois
Belgian sculptor and medalist (1859–1938).
Born September 23rd, 1858 in Aywaille. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1938 at 79 years old in Uccle.
Hans Weigel
Austrian writer (1908-1991).
Born May 29th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died August 12th, 1991 at 83 years old in Maria Enzersdorf.
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 (gunshot wound).
Jesús Loroño
Spanish road bicycle racer (1926–1998).
Born January 10th, 1925 in Larrabetzu.
Died August 12th, 1998 at 73 years old in Larrabetzu.
Mykola Burachek
Ukrainian impressionist painter (1871-1942).
Born March 16th, 1871 in Letychiv.
Died August 12th, 1942 at 71 years old in Kharkiv (hunger).
Pavol Biroš
Czechoslovak football player (1953-2020).
Born April 1st, 1953 in Prešov.
Died August 12th, 2020 at 67 years old in Prešov. [ref]
István Rakovszky
Hungarian politician (1858-1931).
Born June 18th, 1858 in Vienna.
Died August 12th, 1931 at 73 years old in Liptovská Štiavnica.
Glenn Hartranft
Track and field athlete, american football and baseball coach (1901–1970).
Born December 3rd, 1901 in Aberdeen.
Died August 12th, 1970 at 68 years old in San Diego.
Abel Laudonio
Argentine actor and olympic boxer.
Born August 30th, 1938 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 12th, 2014 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires (complication). [ref]
Fyodor Buslaev
Russian philologist and art historian (1818–1897).
Born April 25th, 1818 in Vadinsk.
Died August 12th, 1897 at 79 years old in Lyublino.
Zdravko Hebel
Croatian water polo player (1943–2017).
Born January 21st, 1943 in Zagreb.
Died August 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
William Thompson
American archer (1848–1918).
Born March 10th, 1848 in Calhoun.
Died August 12th, 1918 at 70 years old in Seattle.
Anton Giulio Majano
Italian film director and screenwriter (1909–1994).
Born July 5th, 1909 in Chieti.
Died August 12th, 1994 at 85 years old in Marino.
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