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List of celebrities and famous people who died on October 12th

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

2021

  • Denzil Forrester was a British painter known for his vibrant and dynamic depictions of the London reggae and dub scene.

2020

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2017

2015

  • Japanese author known for his novel 'Murakami Diary', exploring themes of identity and alienation.

  • Prominent Turkish journalist and television presenter.

  • Tanzanian politician, 8th tanzanian minister of industry and trade (b. 1953)

  • Joan Leslie

    American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian (b. 1925)

2014

  • Argentinian footballer and coach (b. 1943)

  • Kenyan-american political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 2014.)

  • English snooker player (b. 1941)

2013

2012

2011

  • Denni Ritchie was a computer scientist who co-developed the Unix operating system and the C programming language.

  • Dennis Ritchie was an American computer scientist who co-created the C programming language and was a key developer of the Unix operating system.

  • Lynix Ritchie was a computer scientist who co-developed the Unix operating system and the C programming language.

  • Co-creator of the C programming language and Unix operating system.

  • Co-creator of the C programming language and Unix operating system.

2010

  • Belva Plain was a bestselling American author known for her novels exploring family relationships and drama.

  • American football player (born 1943).

  • Northern irish soldier and politician (b. 1917)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

2008

  • Noted physicist who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics.

  • Maltese physician and politician (b. 1965)

  • Maltese politician (born 1965)

2007

  • Japanese architect, designed the nakagin capsule tower and singapore flyer (d. 2007)

  • British actor (born 1919).

2006

2005

  • A Syrian politician who served as the Minister of the Interior and was a powerful figure in the Syrian government.

  • American activist and politician (b. 1927)

  • American politician and civil rights activist (born in 1927).

2003

  • Legendary American jockey who won a record 8,833 races, including 11 Triple Crown events.

  • American jockey, who rode a record 40,350 races and won 8,833 horses, $123 million in purses, from his first race 3/19/1949 to his retirement in february 1990. his wins include four kentucky derbies as well as five belmont stakes. he is also known for his three preakness stakes. he is also the first jockey ever to win more than $100 …

  • Ray korc's wife / owner (mcdonalds & san diego padres).

  • Australian economist and politician, 4th deputy prime minister of australia (d. 2003)

2002

  • Audrey Mestre was a renowned freediver known for her deep dives.

  • Attleboro, massachusetts -- chorus director (singers)

  • Belva Plain was a bestselling American author known for her novels exploring family relationships and drama.

2001

  • British Conservative politician and Lord Chancellor.

  • Ballet critic and writer (b. 1916)

  • Baron hailsham of st marylebone, english academic and politician, lord high chancellor of great britain (d. 2001)

  • Turkish conductor (b. 1924)

  • Baron hailsham, st marylebone english politician and academic lord high chancellor of great britain (d. 2001).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

1998

  • American white male, 21-year-old university of wyoming student. he was the victim of the lowest degree of hateful bigotry. a gang of young thugs captured him and tortured him. they beat him, then tied him to a fence in freezing temperatures outside laramie. six days later, he succumbed to his injuries in fort collins, co's poudre valley hospital. because he …

  • Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)

  • Canadian politician and lawyer

1997

  • John Denver

    American folk singer, recording artist and club performer. he was the u.s.'s top-selling male recording artist between 1974 and 1975.

  • American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1943)

1996

  • French tennis champion and one of the most respected defensive players in the world. he is also perhaps the greatest ground stroker in tennis. he won the wimbledon singles title in 1925, 1928, and he also won seven other major singles titles during his career including the u.s. open twice as well as the french open three times. he won …

  • A french cyclist and athlete who was champion of france in 1983. after a race filled full of drama and sparring matches, he finished 3rd in the tour de france 1934.

  • English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996)

  • French tennis player (born in 1904)

  • Scientist writer dies at 75

1995

1994

1993

  • Leon Ames

    Actor (father to the bride), passes away at 91 after suffering a stroke

1992

  • Brazilian politician known as the 'father of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution'.

  • Brazilian mp (chairman) dies in an accident

  • American revolutionary leader and president the continental congress. he was the first person to sign the declaration of independence, and was also the richest merchant in new england.

  • Actor/writer (farce major).

1991

  • Renowned Russian science fiction author known for his collaborations with his brother Boris.

  • American actor and character actor. he started his career on stage, before moving to tv. toomey began his career in 1928 and lasted over 40 years. he is credited with more than 150 films, in which he mostly portrays an actor who is either on the right or left of the law in routine criminal dramas. his films range from …

  • Sheila Florance

    Australian actress in television and film (born 1916).

  • Aline MacMahon

    Us actress, backdoor to heaven, dies at 92

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

1988

1987

  • Known for her work in improving the lives of African Americans in New Orleans

  • American anthropologist and government official, he was also the 33rd lieutenant governor for wisconsin starting in 1959aeur"1961 when he was a democrat. he died 12 october 1987.

  • Turkish commander and politician, 6th president of turkey (b. 1903)

  • American lieutenant and politician, 26th governor of kansas (b. 1887)

  • Former governor of kansas, dies at topeka at 100

1985

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)

  • American radio host and game show announcer (b. 1910)

  • Johnny Olson

    American game show announcer price is right, dies at 75. he was born in 1910.

1984

1983

  • Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, died at 61

  • American pro-wrestling manager (born 1929).

1982

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

  • American politician who served as the first female governor of Michigan.

  • Katharine Burr Blodgett was an American physicist known for her work in surface chemistry, including inventing non-reflective 'invisible' glass.

1978

  • Swedish author known for her novels and poetry.

  • American homicide victim, 10/12/1978 by sid vicious, her boyfriend. spungen was born cyanotic and had problems with drugs early in her life. she dropped out of school at the age of ten and never returned. in january 1962, she visited a psychiatrist for the first time. at the time of her death, she was still addicted to drugs.

1977

1974

1973

1972

  • French actor who appeared almost exclusively in supporting or small roles in over 60 films between 1931-1943.

1971

  • Dean Acheson was an American statesman who served as the United States Secretary of State from 1949 to 1953.

  • American lawyer and politician, 51st united states secretary of state (b. 1893)

  • American musician (b. 1935)

  • Us foreign minister (1949-1953), dies at the age of 78

1970

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

  • Sonja Henie

    The norwegian champion ice skater, with over 257 medals and cups. she was awarded gold medals at the olympics in 1928, 1932, and 1935. in 1936 she became a professional at the ice carnivals. henie has been in ten films.

  • Russian-french painter and academic (b. 1906)

  • Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (d. 1969).

  • Russian/french painter/guitarist

1967

1966

1965

1964

1960

  • Japanese lawyer and politician (b. 1898)

  • Otoya yamaguchi (17 years old), assassinates the japanese socialist party chair. because the cameras were already rolling, the moment was captured on film.

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

1958

  • Pioneering chemist known for her work on the chemistry of colloids.

  • American actor, director, producer (born in 1907)

  • Actor (henderson - i lived 3 lives), is killed at 30

  • Dutch painter / architect, dies at the age of 59

1957

  • Indonesian-dutch linguist and physician (b. 1865)

1956

  • Anastasya Alexandrovna was a Soviet politician and the daughter of Alexander Kerensky, the last prime minister of the Russian Provisional Government.

  • Italian composer and priest (d. 1956).

1954

1951

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1948

  • English psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1885)

  • English psychoanalyst and educational psychologist (born 1885).

  • German-jewish theatre critic, essayist, and "pope of culture", also known as the kulturpapst. he was hostile to bertolt brecht in the 1920s and made accusations of plagiarism. kerr and julia, his wife and their children, fled germany in 1933 for france via czechoslovakia or switzerland. in 1935, they moved to london. kerr had publicly attacked the nazi party and his …

1946

1945

1944

  • Alben Smith was an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of New York.

1943

  • German resistance fighter and writer during World War II.

  • Wellington Napier was a renowned explorer known for his expeditions in Africa.

1940

  • American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880)

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1937

  • Prominent Belarusian writer and poet known for his contributions to literature.

1934

  • Gertrude Käsebier was an American photographer known for her pictorial portraits and her advocacy for the rights of women photographers.

1933

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

1926

1924

  • Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and novelist, and a Nobel Prize laureate in Literature.

  • French novelist, critic and writer who was awarded the nobel prize in 1921. he was the author of fifty volumes covering a variety of topics and achieved fame during his lifetime. his works include "penguin island", and "thais."

  • Composer dies at 71

1923

1922

1921

1920

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on October 12th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1915

  • A british nurse, she founded a school of nursing in brussels (in 1907), and became a great hero and martyr during ww1. before age 30, she had led a dull life as a governess. her dad fell ill in 1895 and she returned home to care for him. she was inspired to pursue a career in nursing.

  • English nurse (b. 1865)

  • British nurse executed in belgium by germans (wwii).

1914

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