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September 12th
169 Notable deaths
Agop Dilaçar
Turkish linguist (1895-1979).
Born May 22nd, 1895 in Istanbul.
Died September 12th, 1979 at 84 years old in Istanbul.
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]
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]
Erik Adolf von Willebrand
Finnish doctor.
Born February 1st, 1870 in Vaasa. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1949 at 79 years old in Pernå.
Yekaterina Zelenko
Soviet su-2 pilot.
Born September 14th, 1916 in Koroshchino.
Died September 12th, 1941 at 24 years old in Romny Raion.
René Grousset
French historian (1885-1952).
Born September 5th, 1885 in Aubais. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1952 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz
Second wife of tsar ferdinand of bulgaria.
Born August 22nd, 1860 in Trzebiechów, Zielona Góra County.
Died September 12th, 1917 at 57 years old in Euxinograd.
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).
John Garstang
British archaeologist (1876-1956).
Born May 5th, 1876 in Blackburn. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1956 at 80 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Henry Chandler Cowles
American botanist (1869-1939).
Born February 27th, 1869 in Connecticut.
Died September 12th, 1939 at 70 years old in Chicago.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 169
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht