September 12th
231 Notable deaths
René Grousset
French historian (1885-1952).
Born September 5th, 1885 in Aubais.
Died September 12th, 1952 at 67 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
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 Anastasivka.
John Garstang
British archaeologist (1876-1956).
Born May 5th, 1876 in Blackburn.
Died September 12th, 1956 at 80 years old in Beirut.
Andrei Chemerkin
Russian weightlifter.
Born February 17th, 1972 in Solnechnodolsk.
Died September 12th, 2025 at 53 years old [ref]
Khanpasha Nuradilov
Chechen soldier (1922-1942).
Born July 6th, 1922 in Novokuli.
Died September 12th, 1942 at 20 years old in Volgograd.
William Henry Chamberlin
American historian and journalist (1897-1969).
Born February 17th, 1897 in Brooklyn.
Died September 12th, 1969 at 72 years old in St. Moritz.
Marion Wallace Dunlop
British artist and suffragette (1864-1942).
Born December 22nd, 1865 in Inverness.
Died September 12th, 1942 at 76 years old in Guildford.
Atef Ebeid
Egyptian politician (1932-2014).
Born April 14th, 1932 in Tanta.
Died September 12th, 2014 at 82 years old [ref]
Henry Chandler Cowles
American botanist (1869-1939).
Born February 27th, 1869 in Connecticut.
Died September 12th, 1939 at 70 years old in Chicago.
Maxime Bôcher
American mathematician (1867–1918).
Born August 28th, 1867 in Boston.
Died September 12th, 1918 at 51 years old in Cambridge.
Ovide Decroly
Belgian psychologist (1871–1932).
Born July 23rd, 1871 in Ronse.
Died September 12th, 1932 at 61 years old in Uccle.
Lubomír Beneš
Czech animator, director and author (1935-1995).
Born November 7th, 1935 in Prague.
Died September 12th, 1995 at 59 years old in Roztoky.
Edgar Wind
German-born british interdisciplinary art historian.
Born May 14th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died September 12th, 1971 at 71 years old in London. [ref]
Ernesto Cesaro
Italian mathematician (1859-1906).
Born March 12th, 1859 in Naples.
Died September 12th, 1906 at 47 years old in Torre Annunziata (drowning).
Carl Theodor Sørensen
Danish landscape architect (1893–1979).
Born July 24th, 1893 in Altona.
Died September 12th, 1979 at 86 years old in Brønshøj.
Sergiusz Piasecki
Polish writer (1901-1964).
Born April 1st, 1901 in Liachavičy.
Died September 12th, 1964 at 63 years old in London, Penley (carcinoma).
Sarah Frances Whiting
American physicist and astronomer (1847-1927).
Born August 23rd, 1847 in Wyoming.
Died September 12th, 1927 at 80 years old in Wilbraham.
William A. Graham
American film director (1926–2013).
Born May 15th, 1926 in New York City.
Died September 12th, 2013 at 87 years old in Malibu. [ref]
Charles Foulkes
British-canadian general (1903–1969).
Born January 3rd, 1903 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died September 12th, 1969 at 66 years old in Ottawa.
Christian Dietrich Grabbe
Playwright (1801-1836).
Born December 11th, 1801 in Detmold.
Died September 12th, 1836 at 34 years old in Detmold (syphilis).
Richard Anthony Proctor
English astronomer (1837-1888).
Born March 23rd, 1837 in Chelsea.
Died September 12th, 1888 at 51 years old in New York City (yellow fever).
Dominique Colonna
French footballer (1928–2023).
Born September 4th, 1928 in Corte.
Died September 12th, 2023 at 95 years old in Corte. [ref]
Radoslav Brzobohatý
Czech actor (1932-2012).
Born September 13th, 1932. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2012 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Hans Carossa
German writer (1878-1956).
Born December 15th, 1878 in Bad Tölz.
Died September 12th, 1956 at 77 years old in Rittsteig.
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman