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In the year 1912
85 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).
Emperor Meiji
Emperor of japan from 1867 until 1912.
Born November 3rd, 1852 in Kyoto.
Died July 30th, 1912 at 59 years old in Meiji Palace (diabetes, uremia).
Edward Smith
Captain of the rms titanic.
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.
Born June 6th, 1868 in Plymouth. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1912 at 43 years old in Ross Ice Shelf (cachexia, hypothermia). [ref]
Henri Poincaré
French mathematician, physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science (1854-1912).
Born April 29th, 1854 in Nancy.
Died July 17th, 1912 at 58 years old in Paris (embolism). [ref]
Thomas Andrews
Irish businessman and shipbuilder.
Born February 7th, 1873 in Comber.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Benjamin Guggenheim
Businessman.
Born October 26th, 1865 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 46 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
William McMaster Murdoch
British sailor.
Born February 28th, 1873 in Dalbeattie.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 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).
Nettie Stevens
American geneticist.
Born July 7th, 1861 in Cavendish.
Died May 4th, 1912 at 50 years old in Baltimore (breast cancer).
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