Died On May 12th
Discover the most famous people who died on May 12. The list includes people like H. R. Giger, Erik Erikson, Robert Rauschenberg, Irena Sendler, John Dryden. Famous personalities featured on this list, include poets, spiritual & religious leaders, novelists and artists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: October 19, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Died: 1992
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: February 15, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 2008
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Erik Erikson(Psychoanalyst Best Known for His Theory on Psychological Development of Human Beings)
Birthdate: June 15, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: 1994
Birthdate: February 5, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chur
Died: 2014
Birthdate: March 13, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1992
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
Birthdate: June 5, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cowgate
Died: 1916
Birthdate: December 5, 1867
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Zalavas, Lithuania
Died: 1935
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Bedrich Smetana(Czech Composer Best Known for His Opera ‘The Bartered Bride’)
Birthdate: March 2, 1824
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Litomysl, Czechia
Died: 1884
Birthdate: August 9, 1631
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England
Died: 1700
Birthdate: October 22, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Port Arthur, Texas
Died: 2008
Birthdate: February 6, 1833
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Patrick County, Virginia, United States
Died: 1864
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Erich von Stroheim
(Actor Known for His Role as ‘Rauffenstein’ in ‘Jean Renoir’s la Grande Illusion')
Birthdate: September 22, 1885
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1957
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Carl Emil Pettersson
(Sailor)
Birthdate: October 23, 1875
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1937
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Chuck Knox
(Coach, American football player)
Birthdate: April 27, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2018
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Michel Piccoli
(One of the Greatest Character Actors of His Generation)
Birthdate: December 27, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2020
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Tor Johnson
(Actor, Wrestler)
Birthdate: October 19, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brännkyrka, Stockholms län, Sweden
Died: 1971
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: June 1, 1878
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ledbury, United Kingdom
Died: 1967
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Jim Klobuchar
(Journalist, Writer)
Birthdate: April 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ely, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2021
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Eugène Ysaÿe
(Belgian Virtuoso Violinist and Composer Regarded as 'The King of the Violin')
Birthdate: July 16, 1858
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
Died: 1931
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Minna Canth
(Finnish Social Activist and Writer Best Known for Her Plays, 'The Pastor's Family' and 'The Worker's Wife')
Birthdate: March 19, 1844
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tampere, Finland
Died: 1897
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Monica Zetterlund
(Swedish Jazz Singer and Actress Known for Her Collaborative Album, 'Waltz for Debby,' With Bill Evans)
Birthdate: September 20, 1937
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hagfors, Sweden
Died: 2005
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Władysław Anders
(General in the Polish Army)
Birthdate: August 11, 1892
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Błonie, Poland
Died: 1970
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Esteban de Jesús
(Puerto Rican Boxer)
Birthdate: August 2, 1951
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Died: 1989
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Saul Steinberg
(Comics artist, Painter, Illustrator)
Birthdate: June 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Râmnicu Sărat, Romania
Died: 1999
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Bette Nesmith Graham
(Inventor, Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: March 23, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dallas
Died: 1980
Birthdate: May 23, 1795
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1860
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Catharine Beecher
(Educator)
Birthdate: September 6, 1800
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: East Hampton, New York, United States
Died: 1878
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Joris-Karl Huysmans
(Art critic, Novelist)
Birthdate: February 5, 1848
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1907
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Pope Silvester II
(Bishop of Rome Who Ruled the Papal States From 999 to His Death)
Birthdate: 0946 AD
Birthplace: Saint-Simon, France
Died: 1003
Birthdate: October 8, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
Died: 2001
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: September 17, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Marylebone, London, England
Died: 2018
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Ileana Vulpescu
(Philologist)
Birthdate: May 21, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bratovoești, Romania
Died: 2021
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Valdemar I of Denmark
(King of Denmark)
Birthdate: January 14, 1131
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schleswig, Germany
Died: 1182
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George Mikell
(Lithuanian-Australian Writer and Actor)
Birthdate: April 4, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bildeniai, Lithuania
Died: 2020
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: January 29, 1782
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Caen, France
Died: 1871
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Frances Marion
(Screenwriter)
Birthdate: November 18, 1888
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 1973
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Jacinto Convit
(Physician)
Birthdate: September 12, 1913
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Died: 2014
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Emilia Pardo Bazán
(Writer Known for Introducing Naturalism Into Spanish Literature)
Birthdate: September 16, 1851
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: A Coruña, Spain
Died: 1921
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Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
(Duchess)
Birthdate: August 28, 1827
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1894
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Wayne Maki
(Ice hockey player)
Birthdate: November 10, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
Died: 1974
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau
(Princess)
Birthdate: September 14, 1837
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
Died: 1906
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of Strafford
(Noble)
Birthdate: April 13, 1593
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1641
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Oscar Stanton De Priest
(American Politician)
Birthdate: March 9, 1871
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Florence, Alabama, United States
Died: 1951
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Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim
(Warrior monk)
Birthdate: November 9, 1744
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Zülpich, Germany
Died: 1805
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Richard Henry Stoddard
(Writer, Poet)
Birthdate: July 2, 1825
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hingham
Died: 1903
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Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
(Justiciar)
Birthdate: 1170 AD
Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
Died: 1243
Birthdate: July 1, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Died: 2008
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Florence A. Blanchfield
(Served as the Superintendent of the US Army Nursing Corps Between 1943 and 1947)
Birthdate: April 1, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States
Died: 1971
Birthdate: April 21, 1897
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: La Jose (now Newburg), Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1963
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Astrid Kirchherr
(Photographer)
Birthdate: May 20, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: 2020