Died On January 12th

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Discover the most famous people who died on January 12. The list includes people like Agatha Christie, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Pierre de Fermat, Hermann Minkowski, ?udovít Štúr. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, mathematicians, emperors & kings and philosophers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & India and many more countries.
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 1 
Agatha Christie
(English Author Known for Her Detective Novels and Short Stories)
Agatha Christie
29
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 15, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Torquay, Devon, England
Died: 1976
 2 
Maurice Gibb
(Member of Disco Group the "Bee Gees", One of the Most Successful Pop-Rock Groups of All Time.)
Maurice Gibb
15
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 22, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Douglas, Isle of Man
Died: 2003
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 3 
Lisa Marie Presley
(Singer-songwriter & the Only Child of Elvis Presley)
Lisa Marie Presley
37
Birthdate: February 1, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2023
 4 
Amrish Puri
(Actor)
Amrish Puri
8
Birthdate: June 22, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nawanshahr, Jullundur, Punjab, British India
Died: 2005
 5 
Pierre de Fermat
(French Mathematician and Founder of the Modern Theory of Numbers)
Pierre de Fermat
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 6, 1607
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France
Died: 1665
 6 
Lorraine Hansberry
(Writer, Theatre director, Screenwriter, Playwright, Human rights activist)
Lorraine Hansberry
6
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 19, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1965
 7 
Alice Coltrane
(Musician)
Alice Coltrane
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 27, 1937
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: 2007
 8 
Hermann Minkowski
(German Mathematician and Professor Who Created and Developed the Geometry of Numbers)
Hermann Minkowski
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 22, 1864
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kaunas, Lithuania
Died: 1909
 9 
Bobby Phills
(Basketball player)
Bobby Phills
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 20, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2000
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 10 
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 to 1519)
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
6
Birthdate: March 22, 1459
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Died: 1519
 11 
Tongzhi Emperor
(9th Emperor of the Qing dynasty)
Tongzhi Emperor
2
Birthdate: April 27, 1856
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Died: 1875
 12 
William Peter Blatty
(Novelist)
William Peter Blatty
2
Birthdate: January 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 13 
Bill Hewlett
(Entrepreneur)
Bill Hewlett
3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 20, 1913
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Died: 2001
 14 
James Allen
(Writer)
James Allen
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 28, 1864
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Leicester, England
Died: 1912
 15 
Surya Sen
(Bengali Revolutionary Who Took Part in Indian Independence Movement and Led the 1930 Chittagong Armoury Raid)
Surya Sen
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 22, 1894
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Raozan Upazila, Bangladesh
Died: 1934
 16 
Sam Langford
(One of the Greatest Boxes of All Time)
Sam Langford
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 4, 1883
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Weymouth Falls, Canada
Died: 1956
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 17 
Marc Davis
(Animator)
Marc Davis
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 30, 1913
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bakersfield, California
Died: 2000
 18 
Ľudovít Štúr
(Revolutionary Politician and an Important Figure in Slovak History)
Ľudovít Štúr
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 28, 1815
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Uhrovec, Slovakia
Died: 1856
 19 
Tony Garnett
(Film producer)
Tony Garnett
0
Birthdate: April 3, 1936
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Died: 2020
 20 
Arne Næss
(Philosopher)
Arne Næss
1
Birthdate: January 27, 1912
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Slemdal, Oslo, Norway
Died: 2009
 21 
Henri-Georges Clouzot
(French Film Director, Producer, and Screenwriter)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
1
Birthdate: November 20, 1907
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Niort, France
Died: 1977
 22 
Holland Smith
(Officer)
Holland Smith
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 20, 1882
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Alabama
Died: 1967
 23 
Kinji Fukasaku
(Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer)
Kinji Fukasaku
0
Birthdate: July 3, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mito
Died: 2003
 24 
John Bayley
(Literary critic)
John Bayley
0
Birthdate: March 27, 1925
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lahore, Pakistan
Died: 2015
 25 
Saint Aelred of Rievaulx
(Cistercian Monk)
Saint Aelred of Rievaulx
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1110 AD
Birthplace: Hexham, England
Died: 1167
 26 
Henry Gauthier-Villars
(Writer)
Henry Gauthier-Villars
0
Birthdate: August 8, 1859
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Villiers-sur-Orge, France
Died: 1931
 27 
Jayalath Manoratne
(Actor)
Jayalath Manoratne
0
Birthdate: June 12, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dehipe, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Died: 2020
 28 
Vinnie Ream
(Sculptor)
Vinnie Ream
0
Birthdate: September 25, 1847
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1914
 29 
Howard Atwood Kelly
(Surgeon, Writer, Gynaecologist, University teacher)
Howard Atwood Kelly
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 20, 1858
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Camden
Died: 1943
 30 
Benedict Biscop
(Anglo-Saxon Abbot and Founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory)
Benedict Biscop
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0628 AD
Birthplace: Northumbria, England
Died: 0690
 31 
Marcelino Manuel da Graça
(American Preacher)
Marcelino Manuel da Graça
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 25, 1881
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brava, Cape Verde
Died: 1960
 32 
Bob Kaufman
(Poet)
Bob Kaufman
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 18, 1925
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1986
 33 
Nell Arthur
(Chester A. Arthur's wife)
Nell Arthur
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 30, 1837
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Died: 1880
 34 
Kumar Gandharva
(Hindustani classical singer)
Kumar Gandharva
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 8, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sulebhavi, Belgaum District, Karnataka, India
Died: 1992
 35 
Giacomo Carissimi
(Composer)
Giacomo Carissimi
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 18, 1605
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Marino, Italy
Died: 1674
 36 
Charles Brenton Huggins
(Canadian-American Physician Who Discovered that Hormones Could be Used to Control the Spread of Some Cancers)
Charles Brenton Huggins
0
Birthdate: September 22, 1901
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada
Died: 1997
 37 
Victor Starffin
(Baseball pitcher in Japan to win 300 games)
Victor Starffin
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 1, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Died: 1957
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 38 
Ramón Sampedro
(Writer)
Ramón Sampedro
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 5, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Porto do Son, Galicia, Spain
Died: 1998
 39 
Friedrich Schlegel
(Poet)
Friedrich Schlegel
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 10, 1772
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hannover, Germany
Died: 1829
 40 
Alan Nunn May
(British Physicist and the Person Convicted for Supplying Atomic-Bomb Secrets to the Soviet Union)
Alan Nunn May
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 2, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bedruthan, Park Hill, Moseley, Birmingham, England
Died: 2003
 41 
Richard Challoner
(Priest)
Richard Challoner
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 29, 1691
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lewes, England
Died: 1781
 42 
Adalia Rose
(American Social Media Star Afflicted With a Rare Genetic Disorder Called Progeria)
Adalia Rose
23
Listed In: YouTubers
Birthdate: December 10, 2006
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Round Rock, Texas, United States
Died: 2022
 43 
Frank Marth
(Actor)
Frank Marth
0
Birthdate: July 29, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2014
 44 
Ruth Leuwerik
(Actress)
Ruth Leuwerik
0
Birthdate: April 23, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Essen, Germany
Died: 2016
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 45 
Bill Janklow
(Lawyer, Politician)
Bill Janklow
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 13, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2012
 46 
Adhemar da Silva
(Brazilian Triple Jumper Who Won Two Olympic Gold Medals)
Adhemar da Silva
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 29, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Died: 2001
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 47 
Joseph Anton Koch
(Painter)
Joseph Anton Koch
0
Birthdate: July 27, 1768
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Elbigenalp, Austria
Died: 1839
 48 
Ángel González
(Poet)
Ángel González
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Oviedo, Spain
Died: 2008
 49 
John B. Jervis
(American Cvil Engineer who Helped Build Canals, Railroads, and Water-Supply Systems in the United States. )
John B. Jervis
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 14, 1795
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Huntington, New York, United States
Died: 1885
 50 
Susanne Wenger
(Artist, illustrator, comics artist)
Susanne Wenger
0
Birthdate: July 4, 1915
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Died: 2009