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Died On October 12th

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.

John DenverJohn Denver
American
Singer-songwriter
Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain
American
Basketball Player

Robert E. LeeRobert E. Lee
American
Confederate General in the American Civil War

Matthew ShepardMatthew Shepard
American
Gay Hate Murder Victim

Dennis RitchieDennis Ritchie
American
Computer Scientist

Thomas Mikal FordThomas Mikal Ford
American
Actor
Edith CavellEdith Cavell
British
Nurse

Alf LandonAlf Landon
American
Governor of Kansas

Mary Pinchot MeyerMary Pinchot Meyer
American
Painter & Journalist
Maximilian II, Holy Roman EmperorMaximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Hungarian
Holy Roman Emperor

Anatole FranceAnatole France
French
Writer
Carel FabritiusCarel Fabritius
Dutch
Painter

Gillo PontecorvoGillo Pontecorvo
Italian
Film Director

Paul Hermann MüllerPaul Hermann Müller
Swiss
Chemist

Katharine Burr BlodgettKatharine Burr Blodgett
American
Scientist

Joan KrocJoan Kroc
American
 
Nancy SpungenNancy Spungen
American
Drug trafficker, Prostitute

Jacinda BarclayJacinda Barclay
Australian
Sportswoman

Roger B. TaneyRoger B. Taney
American
Former Chief Justice of the United States

Ricky Wilson (American Musician)Ricky Wilson (American Musician)
American
 
Tom MixTom Mix
American
Actor

Gene VincentGene Vincent
American
Musician
Ram Manohar LohiaRam Manohar Lohia
Indian
Politician

Sonja HenieSonja Henie
Norwegian
Actor, Figure skater

Léo MajorLéo Major
Canadian
Soldier
Dean AchesonDean Acheson
American
Former United States Secretary of State

Joseph StilwellJoseph Stilwell
American
Basketball coach, Military personnel
Dylan RiederDylan Rieder
American
Skateboarder

Johnny OlsonJohnny Olson
American
Actor, Radio personality

HiroshigeHiroshige
Japanese
painter
Peter AufschnaiterPeter Aufschnaiter
Nepalese
Explorer, Cartographer, Geographer, Rock climber

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Eugene BullardEugene Bullard
American
Pilot
Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of RussiaCyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia
Russian
 

Inejiro AsanumaInejiro Asanuma
Japanese
Politician

Arkady StrugatskyArkady Strugatsky
Russian
Author

Elizabeth FryElizabeth Fry
British
Nurse
Piero della FrancescaPiero della Francesca
Italian
Mathematician
Ernie RothErnie Roth
American
Wrestling manager

Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St. MaryleboneQuintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St. Marylebone
British
Barrister

Robert StephensonRobert Stephenson
British
Engineer, Civil engineer, Politician

Frederick IV of DenmarkFrederick IV of Denmark
Danish
King
C. Delores TuckerC. Delores Tucker
American
Politician

Charles RothschildCharles Rothschild
British
Banker, Entomologist

Ken MurrayKen Murray
American
Comedian

Max WertheimerMax Wertheimer
American
Psychologist, University teacher

Bill ShoemakerBill Shoemaker
American
Jockey
Fahri KoruturkFahri Koruturk
Turkish
Former President of Turkey

Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
Greek, British, Scottish
Army General
Audrey MestreAudrey Mestre
French
Free-diver, Marine biologist

Kurokawa KishōKurokawa Kishō
Japanese
Architect

Frank VandenbrouckeFrank Vandenbroucke
Belgian, Senegalese
Cyclist
Margaret E. KnightMargaret E. Knight
American
Inventor, Entrepreneur

Günther BlumentrittGünther Blumentritt
German
Soldier
C. M. ChangC. M. Chang
Indian
Politician

Bernarr MacFaddenBernarr MacFadden
American
Publisher

Jean RibaultJean Ribault
French
explorer

Edwin Abbott AbbottEdwin Abbott Abbott
British
Theologian, Science fiction writer, Teacher,

Adam of BremenAdam of Bremen
German
chronicler
Ali MazruiAli Mazrui
Kenyan, American
Academic

Philander C. KnoxPhilander C. Knox
American
Politician

Pope Honorius IPope Honorius I
Italian
Pope

Sarat Kumar KarSarat Kumar Kar
Indian
Politician
Pope John IVPope John IV
Italian
Pope

Gertrude KäsebierGertrude Käsebier
American
Photographer
James Ford CairnsJames Ford Cairns
Australian
Politician

John GarciaJohn Garcia
American
psychologist

Simon KimbanguSimon Kimbangu
Congolese
Religious Leader
Sir Harry Smith, 1st BaronetSir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet
British
General

Robert McKenzieRobert McKenzie
Canadian
Professor
John CorvinusJohn Corvinus
Hungarian
King

Luis de MolinaLuis de Molina
Spanish
Theologian

George MuellerGeorge Mueller
American
Engineer and physicist
Oscar HijuelosOscar Hijuelos
American
novelist, writer

Edmund Berry GodfreyEdmund Berry Godfrey
British
Magistrate
Michael IX PalaiologosMichael IX Palaiologos
Turkish
Emperor

ChallengerChallenger
Bangladeshi
Bangladeshi television actor

Josephine Shaw LowellJosephine Shaw Lowell
American
Biographer

Heinz BennentHeinz Bennent
German
Actor
Belva PlainBelva Plain
American
Author
Mustafa ZaidiMustafa Zaidi
Pakistani
Poet

Kanō EitokuKanō Eitoku
Japanese
Painter

Jess RodriguezJess Rodriguez
Spanish, American
Football player

Hjalmar HammarskjöldHjalmar Hammarskjöld
Swedish
Politician
Serge PoliakoffSerge Poliakoff
French, Russian
Painter

Pedro de Sousa Holstein, duque de PalmelaPedro de Sousa Holstein, duque de Palmela
Italian
Portuguese statesman

Soe WinSoe Win
Burmese
Prime minister

Josiah Gilbert HollandJosiah Gilbert Holland
American
Poet, Author, Novelist, Writer, Journalist

François de BassompierreFrançois de Bassompierre
French
Courtier
Jalal al-Din al-DawaniJalal al-Din al-Dawani
Iranian
Philosopher

Theodore BakerTheodore Baker
American
Musicologist
Mildred CohnMildred Cohn
American
Biochemist

Břetislav PojarBřetislav Pojar
Czech
Film director, Animator, Educationist
Giovanni Battista VitaliGiovanni Battista Vitali
Italian
Composer
Alexander SumarokovAlexander Sumarokov
Russian writer