August 12th
146 Notable deaths
Stephen Wiesner
Israeli research physicist.
Born August 30th, 1942 in United States of America.
Died August 12th, 2021 at 78 years old in Jerusalem. [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.
Victor Ambartsumian
Soviet armenian astrophysicist (1908–1996).
Born September 18th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died August 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Byurakan. [ref]
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen
Danish engineer.
Born July 30th, 1878 in Nakskov.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 86 years old in Copenhagen.
Eulalio Gutiérrez
President of mexico (1881-1939).
Born February 2nd, 1881 in Ramos Arizpe.
Died August 12th, 1939 at 58 years old in Saltillo.
David Bergelson
Russian playwright and writer (1884-1952).
Born August 12th, 1884 in Sarny. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1952 at 68 years old in Lubyanka Building. [ref]
Tim Whelan
Film director, writer and producer (1893-1957).
Born November 2nd, 1893 in Cannelton. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1957 at 63 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Vittorio Sella
Italian photographer.
Born August 28th, 1859 in Biella. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1943 at 83 years old in Biella. [ref]
Alfred Stock
German chemist.
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).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 146
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson