In the year 1912
264 Notable deaths
John Jacob Astor IV
American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel (1864–1912).
Born July 13th, 1864 in Rhinebeck.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 47 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Bram Stoker
Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912).
Born November 8th, 1847 in Clontarf.
Died April 20th, 1912 at 64 years old in St George's Square (stroke, neurosyphilis).
Emperor Meiji
Emperor of japan from 1867 until 1912.
Born November 3rd, 1852 in Site of the Nakayama Residence.
Died July 30th, 1912 at 59 years old in Meiji Palace (diabetes, uremia).
Edward Smith
Captain of the rms titanic (1850–1912).
Born January 27th, 1850 in Hanley.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 62 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal navy officer and explorer (1868–1912).
Born June 6th, 1868 in Plymouth.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 43 years old in Ross Ice Shelf (hypothermia, cachexia).
Clara Barton
American civil war nurse (1821–1912).
Born December 25th, 1821 in Oxford.
Died April 12th, 1912 at 90 years old in Glen Echo.
Isidor Straus
Retailing magnate victim of the titanic sinking (1845–1912).
Born February 6th, 1845 in Otterberg.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 67 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Thomas Andrews
British businessman and shipbuilder (1873–1912).
Born February 7th, 1873 in Comber.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 years old in Titanic (drowning).
Benjamin Guggenheim
American businessman (1865–1912).
Born October 26th, 1865 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 46 years old in Titanic, North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Henri Poincaré
French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912).
Born April 29th, 1854 in Nancy.
Died July 17th, 1912 at 58 years old in Paris (embolism).
Joseph Lister
British surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912).
Born April 5th, 1827 in Upton House, Newham.
Died February 10th, 1912 at 84 years old in Walmer.
Frederik VIII of Denmark
King of denmark from 1906 to 1912.
Born June 3rd, 1843 in Yellow Palace.
Died May 14th, 1912 at 68 years old in Hamburg (cerebrovascular disease).
William McMaster Murdoch
British sailor (1873–1912).
Born February 28th, 1873 in Dalbeattie.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Ida Straus
Titanic victim (1849–1912).
Born February 6th, 1849 in Worms.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 63 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Louis Cyr
Canadian strength athlete (1863-1912).
Born October 11th, 1863 in Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville.
Died November 10th, 1912 at 49 years old in Montreal (nephritis).
Allan Hume
British ornithologist and founder of the indian national congress (1829–1912).
Born June 4th, 1829 in Kent. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1912 at 83 years old in London.
Franz Reichelt
Austro-hungarian-born french parachuting pioneer.
Born October 16th, 1878 in Štětí. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1912 at 33 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (falling). [ref]
Lawrence Oates
British explorer (1880-1912).
Born March 17th, 1880 in Putney.
Died March 17th, 1912 at 32 years old in Ross Ice Shelf (hypothermia).
Archibald Gracie IV
Writer, historian, real estate investor (1858–1912).
Born January 17th, 1859 in Mobile.
Died December 4th, 1912 at 53 years old in New York City (diabetes).
Nettie Stevens
American geneticist (1861–1912).
Born July 7th, 1861 in Cavendish.
Died May 4th, 1912 at 50 years old in Baltimore (breast cancer).
Daniel Burnham
American architect and urban designer (1846– 1912).
Born September 4th, 1846 in Henderson.
Died June 1st, 1912 at 65 years old in Heidelberg (foodborne illness).
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
United states army officer; medal of honor recipient; governor-general of the philippines (1845–1912).
Born June 2nd, 1845 in Springfield.
Died September 5th, 1912 at 67 years old in Milwaukee (myocardial infarction).
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
English composer and conductor (1875–1912).
Born August 15th, 1875 in London.
Died September 1st, 1912 at 37 years old in London (pneumonia).
Karl May
German author (1842–1912).
Born February 25th, 1842 in Hohenstein-Ernstthal.
Died March 30th, 1912 at 70 years old in Radebeul. [ref]
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Dutch-born british painter (1836–1912).
Born January 8th, 1836 in Dronryp.
Died June 25th, 1912 at 76 years old in Wiesbaden.
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