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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Robert Reed
(Actor)
Robert Reed
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Birthdate: October 19, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Died: 1992
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 2 
Irena Sendler
(Polish Humanitarian & Social Worker)
Irena Sendler
16
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 15, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 2008
 3 
Erik Erikson
(Psychoanalyst Best Known for His Theory on Psychological Development of Human Beings)
Erik Erikson
9
Birthdate: June 15, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: 1994
 4 
H. R. Giger
(Painter)
H. R. Giger
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 5, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chur
Died: 2014
 5 
Lenny Montana
(American Actor and Retired Professional Wrestler)
Lenny Montana
7
Birthdate: March 13, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1992
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 6 
James Connolly
(Socialist Leader)
James Connolly
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 5, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cowgate
Died: 1916
 7 
Józef Piłsudski
(Prime Minister of Poland (1926 - 1928))
Józef Piłsudski
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 5, 1867
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Zalavas, Lithuania
Died: 1935
 8 
Bedrich Smetana
(Czech Composer Best Known for His Opera ‘The Bartered Bride’)
Bedrich Smetana
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 2, 1824
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Litomysl, Czechia
Died: 1884
 9 
John Dryden
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 9, 1631
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England
Died: 1700
 10 
Robert Rauschenberg
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 22, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Port Arthur, Texas
Died: 2008
 11 
J. E. B. Stuart
(Confederate States Army General)
J. E. B. Stuart
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 6, 1833
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Patrick County, Virginia, United States
Died: 1864
 12 
Erich von Stroheim
(Actor Known for His Role as ‘Rauffenstein’ in ‘Jean Renoir’s la Grande Illusion')
Erich von Stroheim
4
Birthdate: September 22, 1885
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1957
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 13 
Carl Emil Pettersson
(Sailor)
Carl Emil Pettersson
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 23, 1875
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1937
 14 
Chuck Knox
(Coach, American football player)
Chuck Knox
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 27, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2018
 15 
Michel Piccoli
(One of the Greatest Character Actors of His Generation)
Michel Piccoli
2
Birthdate: December 27, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2020
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 16 
Tor Johnson
(Actor, Wrestler)
Tor Johnson
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 19, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brännkyrka, Stockholms län, Sweden
Died: 1971
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 17 
John Masefield
(Poet)
John Masefield
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 1, 1878
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ledbury, United Kingdom
Died: 1967
 18 
Jim Klobuchar
(Journalist, Writer)
Jim Klobuchar
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ely, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2021
 19 
Eugène Ysaÿe
(Belgian Virtuoso Violinist and Composer Regarded as 'The King of the Violin')
Eugène Ysaÿe
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 16, 1858
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
Died: 1931
 20 
Minna Canth
(Finnish Social Activist and Writer Best Known for Her Plays, 'The Pastor's Family' and 'The Worker's Wife')
Minna Canth
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: March 19, 1844
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tampere, Finland
Died: 1897
 21 
Monica Zetterlund
(Swedish Jazz Singer and Actress Known for Her Collaborative Album, 'Waltz for Debby,' With Bill Evans)
Monica Zetterlund
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 20, 1937
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hagfors, Sweden
Died: 2005
 22 
Władysław Anders
(General in the Polish Army)
Władysław Anders
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 11, 1892
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Błonie, Poland
Died: 1970
 23 
Esteban de Jesús
(Puerto Rican Boxer)
Esteban de Jesús
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 2, 1951
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Died: 1989
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 24 
Saul Steinberg
(Comics artist, Painter, Illustrator)
Saul Steinberg
1
Birthdate: June 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Râmnicu Sărat, Romania
Died: 1999
 25 
Bette Nesmith Graham
(Inventor, Entrepreneur)
Bette Nesmith Graham
2
Birthdate: March 23, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dallas
Died: 1980
 26 
Charles Barry
(Architect)
Charles Barry
1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: May 23, 1795
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1860
 27 
Catharine Beecher
(Educator)
Catharine Beecher
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 6, 1800
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: East Hampton, New York, United States
Died: 1878
 28 
Joris-Karl Huysmans
(Art critic, Novelist)
Joris-Karl Huysmans
0
Birthdate: February 5, 1848
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1907
 29 
Pope Silvester II
(Bishop of Rome Who Ruled the Papal States From 999 to His Death)
Pope Silvester II
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0946 AD
Birthplace: Saint-Simon, France
Died: 1003
 30 
Didi
(Footballer)
Didi
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 8, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
Died: 2001
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 31 
Tessa Jowell
(Politician)
Tessa Jowell
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 17, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Marylebone, London, England
Died: 2018
 32 
Ileana Vulpescu
(Philologist)
Ileana Vulpescu
0
Birthdate: May 21, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bratovoești, Romania
Died: 2021
 33 
Valdemar I of Denmark
(King of Denmark)
Valdemar I of Denmark
0
Birthdate: January 14, 1131
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schleswig, Germany
Died: 1182
 34 
George Mikell
(Lithuanian-Australian Writer and Actor)
George Mikell
1
Birthdate: April 4, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bildeniai, Lithuania
Died: 2020
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 35 
Daniel Auber
(Composer)
Daniel Auber
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 29, 1782
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Caen, France
Died: 1871
 36 
Frances Marion
(Screenwriter)
Frances Marion
0
Birthdate: November 18, 1888
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 1973
 37 
Jacinto Convit
(Physician)
Jacinto Convit
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: September 12, 1913
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Died: 2014
 38 
Emilia Pardo Bazán
(Writer Known for Introducing Naturalism Into Spanish Literature)
Emilia Pardo Bazán
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 16, 1851
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: A Coruña, Spain
Died: 1921
 39 
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
(Duchess)
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 28, 1827
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1894
 40 
Wayne Maki
(Ice hockey player)
Wayne Maki
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 10, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
Died: 1974
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 41 
Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau
(Princess)
Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 14, 1837
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
Died: 1906
 42 
Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of Strafford
(Noble)
Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of Strafford
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 13, 1593
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1641
 43 
Oscar Stanton De Priest
(American Politician)
Oscar Stanton De Priest
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 9, 1871
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Florence, Alabama, United States
Died: 1951
 44 
Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim
(Warrior monk)
Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 9, 1744
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Zülpich, Germany
Died: 1805
 45 
Richard Henry Stoddard
(Writer, Poet)
Richard Henry Stoddard
0
Listed In:
Birthdate: July 2, 1825
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hingham
Died: 1903
 46 
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
(Justiciar)
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1170 AD
Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
Died: 1243
 47 
Oakley Hall
(Novelist)
Oakley Hall
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 1, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Died: 2008
 48 
Florence A. Blanchfield
(Served as the Superintendent of the US Army Nursing Corps Between 1943 and 1947)
Florence A. Blanchfield
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 1, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States
Died: 1971
 49 
Aiden Wilson Tozer
Aiden Wilson Tozer
2
Listed In:
Birthdate: April 21, 1897
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: La Jose (now Newburg), Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1963
 50 
Astrid Kirchherr
(Photographer)
Astrid Kirchherr
2
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: May 20, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: 2020