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September 12th
179 Notable deaths
Henry Spira
American activist (1927-1998).
Born June 19th, 1927 in Antwerp.
Died September 12th, 1998 at 71 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
Yousef Saanei
Iranian grand ayatollah (1937-2020).
Born October 16th, 1937 in Nikabad.
Died September 12th, 2020 at 82 years old in Qom. [ref]
Erich Leo Lehmann
American statistician (1917-2009).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Strasbourg.
Died September 12th, 2009 at 91 years old in Berkeley.
O. E. Hasse
German film actor and director.
Born July 11th, 1903 in Obrzycko. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1978 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Erik Adolf von Willebrand
Finnish doctor (1870-1949).
Born February 1st, 1870 in Vaasa. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1949 at 79 years old in Pernå.
Yvon Petra
French tennis player.
Born March 8th, 1916 in Cholon. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1984 at 68 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Ernest Pohl
Polish footballer (1932–1995).
Born November 3rd, 1932 in Ruda, Ruda Śląska.
Died September 12th, 1995 at 62 years old in Hausach (pancreatic cancer).
René Grousset
French historian (1885-1952).
Born September 5th, 1885 in Aubais. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1952 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Heiner Geißler
German politician (1930-2017).
Born March 3rd, 1930 in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Died September 12th, 2017 at 87 years old in Gleisweiler. [ref]
Yekaterina Zelenko
Soviet su-2 pilot.
Born September 14th, 1916 in Koroshchino.
Died September 12th, 1941 at 24 years old in Romny Raion.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 179
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner