Died On October 12th
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Discover the most famous people who died on October 12. The list includes people like Matthew Shepard, John Denver, Robert E. Lee, Wilt Chamberlain, Anatole France. Famous personalities featured on this list, include novelists, military leaders, soldiers and nurses 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: August 21, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1999
Height: 7'1" (216 cm)
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John Denver(Best Know for His Songs 'Rocky Mountain High', 'Take Me Home, Country Roads', and 'Annie's Song')
Birthdate: December 31, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Roswell, New Mexico, United States
Died: 1997
Birthdate: January 19, 1807
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stratford, Virginia, United States
Died: 1870
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Conchata Ferrell(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Berta’ in the TV Series ‘Two and a Half Men’)
Birthdate: March 28, 1943
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Loudendale, West Virginia, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Thomas Mikal Ford(Actor & Comedian Known for His Role as Tommy Strawn on the FOX Sitcom Martin)
Birthdate: September 5, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Dennis Ritchie(American Computer Scientist Known for Creating the C Programming Language)
Birthdate: September 9, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bronxville, New York, United States
Died: 2011
Birthdate: January 6, 1880
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mix Run, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1940
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: February 11, 1935
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Died: 1971
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Léo Major
(Canadian Soldier)
Birthdate: January 23, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: 2008
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Sonja Henie
(Norwegian Figure Skater, Actress and Three-Time Olympic Gold Medallist)
Birthdate: April 8, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Died: 1969
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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René Lacoste
(Tennis player)
Birthdate: July 2, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1996
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Joan Kroc
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: August 27, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: West Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2003
Birthdate: September 9, 1887
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Died: 1987
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Johnny Olson
(Actor, Radio personality)
Birthdate: May 22, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1985
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Elizabeth Fry
(English Prison Reformer Who Played a Major Role in the' Gaol Ac't, Which Necessitated Sex-Segregation of Prisons)
Birthdate: May 21, 1780
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Norwich
Died: 1845
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Dean Acheson
(51st United States Secretary of State)
Birthdate: April 11, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Middletown, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1971
Birthdate: April 16, 1844
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1924
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Dylan Rieder
(American Professional Skateboarder and Model)
Birthdate: May 26, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Westminster, California, United States
Died: 2016
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Edith Cavell(British Nurse Who Saved the Lives of Soldiers from Both Sides During the First World War)
Birthdate: December 4, 1865
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Swardeston, Norfolk, England
Died: 1915
Birthdate: December 1, 1976
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Died: 1998
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Robert Stephenson
(Engineer, Civil engineer, Politician)
Birthdate: October 16, 1803
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Willington Quay
Died: 1859
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Bill Shoemaker
(American Professional Jockey)
Birthdate: August 19, 1931
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fabens, Texas, United States
Died: 2003
Height: 4'11" (150 cm)
Birthdate: July 14, 1903
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: 1988
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C. Delores Tucker
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 4, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2005
Birthdate: 1797 AD
Birthplace: Edo
Died: 1858
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Ernie Roth
(Wrestling manager)
Birthdate: August 30, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Canton, Ohio, United States
Died: 1983
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Carel Fabritius(Dutch Painter Known for His Works ‘A View of Delft’, ‘The Goldfinch’ and ‘The Sentry’)
Birthdate: February 27, 1622
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Middenbeemster, Dutch Republic
Died: 1654
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Arkady Strugatsky
(Author)
Birthdate: August 28, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Batumi
Died: 1991
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Max Wertheimer
(Psychologist, University teacher)
Birthdate: April 15, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: 1943
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Peter Aufschnaiter
(Austrian Agricultural Scientist Who was in Tibet for Seven Years as a Fugitive During Second World War)
Birthdate: November 2, 1899
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kitzbühel
Died: 1973
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Margaret E. Knight
(Inventor, notably of a machine to produce flat-bottomed paper bags)
Birthdate: February 14, 1838
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: York, Maine, United States
Died: 1914
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Peter Wessel Zapffe
(Metaphysician, Mountaineer)
Birthdate: December 18, 1899
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tromsø, Norway
Died: 1990
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Frederick IV of Denmark
(King)
Birthdate: October 11, 1671
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Christiansborg Palace
Died: 1730
Birthdate: November 19, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pisa, Italy
Died: 2006
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Charles Rothschild
(Banker, Entomologist)
Birthdate: May 9, 1877
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London
Died: 1923
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Frank Vandenbroucke
(Belgian Road Racing Cyclist)
Birthdate: November 6, 1974
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mouscron, Belgium
Died: 2009
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Nat Pendleton
(Olympic wrestler, film actor)
Birthdate: August 9, 1895
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Davenport, Iowa, United States
Died: 1967
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: January 10, 1898
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schenectady
Died: 1979
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Fahri Koruturk
(The 6th President of Turkey)
Birthdate: August 3, 1903
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Istanbul
Died: 1987
Birthdate: July 6, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Died: 1989
Birthdate: February 24, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mombasa, Kenya
Died: 2014
Birthdate: October 14, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 1964
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Bernarr MacFadden
(American Bodybuilder and Founder of Macfadden Publications)
Birthdate: August 16, 1868
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mill Spring, Missouri, United States
Died: 1955
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Edwin Abbott Abbott
(Theologian, Science fiction writer, Teacher, Writer, Novelist)
Birthdate: December 20, 1838
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: 1926
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
(French Sculptor and Painter During the Second Empire Under Napoleon III)
Birthdate: May 11, 1827
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Valenciennes, France
Died: 1875
Birthdate: April 2, 1473
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Buda, Hungary
Died: 1504
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George Mueller
(Engineer and physicist)
Birthdate: July 16, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 2015
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Ram Manohar Lohia
(Indian Politician and Independence Movement Activist)
Birthdate: March 23, 1910
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Akbarpur, India
Died: 1967
Birthdate: February 21, 1897
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1979
Birthdate: August 11, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Île-de-France, France
Died: 2002