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.
H. R. Giger05 February 1940, Swiss
Painter
Erik Erikson15 June 1902, Canadian, German, American
American-German psychologist
Irena Sendler15 February 1910, Polish
Nurse
Robert Rauschenberg22 October 1925, American
painter
John Dryden09 August 1631, British
poet
James Connolly05 June 1868, British
Socialist Leader
Elisabeth Bergner22 August 1897, British
Actress
Bedrich Smetana02 March 1824, Austrian, Czech
Composer
Robert Reed1932 AD, American
actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor
Pope Celestine V1215 AD, Italian
Prince Aly Khan13 June 1911, French, Pakistani
Diplomat, Jockey, Socialite
J. E. B. Stuart06 February 1833, American
Politician, Officer
Adam Petty10 July 1980, American
Motorcycle racer, Racecar driver
A. W. Tozer21 April 1897, American
Author
Erich von Stroheim22 September 1885, Austrian, French, American
American-Austrian director
Pope Sylvester II0940 AD, French
astronomer, mathematician, politician, cleric,
Bette Nesmith Graham23 March 1924, American
Inventor, Entrepreneur
Harold Lowe21 November 1882, British
Sailor
Jean Dubuffet31 July 1901, French
Painter, Sculptor, Visual artist, Writer
Joris-Karl Huysmans05 February 1848, French
Writer, Art critic, Novelist
Kenneth Waltz08 June 1924, American
University teacher, Political scientist,
Władysław Anders11 August 1892, Polish
Officer, Politician
Wanda Rutkiewicz04 February 1943, Polish
Explorer, Sportsperson, Q20683322, Mountaineer
Charles Barry23 May 1795, British
Architect
Saul Steinberg15 June 1914, Romanian, American
Comics artist, Painter, Illustrator
Amy Lowell09 February 1874, American
Poet, Writer, Socialite
Emilia Pardo Bazán16 September 1851, Spanish
Essayist, Literary critic, Novelist, Journalist,
Valdemar I of Denmark14 January 1131, Danish
King
Tony Costa02 August 1944, American
Serial killer
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan17 January 1933, Swiss, French
Politician, Diplomat
Nelly Sachs10 December 1891, German, Swedish
Poet, Playwright, Writer
Mauno Koivisto25 November 1923, Finnish
Politician
Peter Gay20 June 1923, German, American
Psychologist, Cultural historian, Historian,
August Wilhelm Schlegel08 September 1767, German
Linguist, Translator, Sanskrit scholar,
Daniel Auber29 January 1782, French
French composer
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Catherine Radziwill30 March 1858, Polish
Writer
Monica Zetterlund20 September 1937, Swedish
Singer, Actor, Jazz musician
Pope Sergius IVItalian
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier16 February 1664, Swiss
astronomer, mathematician
Oscar Stanton De Priest09 March 1871, American
American Politician
Valdir Pereira08 October 1928, Brazilian
Footballer
Richard Henry Stoddard02 July 1825, American
Writer, Poet
Aiden Wilson Tozer21 April 1897, American
Pope Silvester II0946 AD, French
Pope
August Wilhelm von Schlegel08 September 1767, German
German poet
Simon Arthur Noël Raven28 December 1927, British
Józef Piłsudski05 December 1867, Polish
statesman