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September 12th
231 Notable deaths
Hans Spemann
German embryologist (1869–1941).
Born June 27th, 1869 in Stuttgart.
Died September 12th, 1941 at 72 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Jacques-Henri Lartigue
French photographer and painter (1894–1986).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Courbevoie.
Died September 12th, 1986 at 92 years old in Nice.
Athene Seyler
English actress (1889–1990).
Born May 31st, 1889 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died September 12th, 1990 at 101 years old in Hammersmith.
Otto Sander
German film, theater, and voice actor (1941–2013).
Born June 30th, 1941 in Hanover.
Died September 12th, 2013 at 72 years old in Berlin (esophageal cancer).
Jacob Viner
Canadian economist (1892–1970).
Born May 3rd, 1892 in Montreal.
Died September 12th, 1970 at 78 years old in Princeton.
ʻAkilisi Pohiva
15th prime minister of tonga (1941–2019).
Born April 7th, 1941 in Fakakakai. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2019 at 78 years old in Auckland City Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Ali Javan
Iranian-american physicist.
Born December 26th, 1926 in Tehran.
Died September 12th, 2016 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jacques Pills
French actor and singer (1906–1970).
Born March 6th, 1906 in Tulle. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1970 at 64 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Simon Hantaï
French painter (1922–2008).
Born December 7th, 1922 in Bia. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2008 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Walter Rudolf Hess
Swiss physiologist (1881-1973).
Born March 17th, 1881 in Frauenfeld.
Died September 12th, 1973 at 92 years old in Muralto.
Mallikarjun Mansur
Indian singer (1910–1992).
Born December 31st, 1910 in Mansur, Dharwad.
Died September 12th, 1992 at 81 years old in Dharwad.
Brandon Hunter
American basketball player (1980-2023).
Born November 24th, 1980 in Cincinnati.
Died September 12th, 2023 at 42 years old in Orlando. [ref]
Sawai Gandharva
Indian actor and singer.
Born January 19th, 1886 in Kundgol.
Died September 12th, 1952 at 66 years old
Baligh Hamdi
Egyptian musician.
Born October 7th, 1934 in Cairo.
Died September 12th, 1993 at 58 years old in Paris (liver failure).
Judith Merril
American science fiction writer and editor (1923-1997).
Born January 21st, 1923 in Boston.
Died September 12th, 1997 at 74 years old in Toronto.
Fritz Schilgen
German athlete (1906-2005).
Born September 8th, 1906 in Kronberg im Taunus.
Died September 12th, 2005 at 99 years old in Kronberg im Taunus.
Dusty Anderson
American actress (1918-2007).
Born December 17th, 1916 in Toledo. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2007 at 90 years old in Marbella.
Jocelyne LaGarde
French polynesian actor (1924-1979).
Born April 24th, 1924 in Papeete. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1979 at 55 years old in Papeete.
Vladimir Bartol
Slovenian writer (1903-1967).
Born February 24th, 1903 in Imperial Free City of Trieste.
Died September 12th, 1967 at 64 years old in Ljubljana.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Spanish composer (1891-1982).
Born March 3rd, 1891 in Madrid.
Died September 12th, 1982 at 91 years old in Madrid.
Lauris Norstad
American general in the united states army air forces and united states air force.
Born March 24th, 1907 in Minneapolis.
Died September 12th, 1988 at 81 years old in Tucson.
Azem Hajdari
Albanian politician (1963-1998).
Born March 11th, 1963 in Bajram Curri.
Died September 12th, 1998 at 35 years old in Tirana.
Elsa De Giorgi
Italian film actress and writer (1914-1997).
Born January 26th, 1914 in Pesaro.
Died September 12th, 1997 at 83 years old in Rome.
Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges
French historian (1830–1889).
Born March 18th, 1830 in Paris.
Died September 12th, 1889 at 59 years old in Massy.
Hovannes Adamian
Armenian inventor and engineer (1879–1932).
Born February 17th, 1879 in Baku.
Died September 12th, 1932 at 53 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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