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

Matthew ShepardMatthew Shepard
American
Gay Hate Murder Victim

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

Edith CavellEdith Cavell
British
Nurse

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

Anatole FranceAnatole France
French
Writer

Alf LandonAlf Landon
American
Governor of Kansas

Gillo PontecorvoGillo Pontecorvo
Italian
Film Director
Paul Hermann MüllerPaul Hermann Müller
Swiss
Chemist

Katharine Burr BlodgettKatharine Burr Blodgett
American
Scientist
Léo MajorLéo Major
Canadian
Soldier

Nancy SpungenNancy Spungen
American
Drug trafficker, Prostitute

Dennis RitchieDennis Ritchie
American
Computer scientist, Programmer, Writer
Thomas Mikal FordThomas Mikal Ford
American
Actor

Joan KrocJoan Kroc
American
 
Carel FabritiusCarel Fabritius
Dutch
Dutch painter

Tom MixTom Mix
American
Actor

Gene VincentGene Vincent
American
Musician
Sonja HenieSonja Henie
Norwegian
Actor, Figure skater

Inejiro AsanumaInejiro Asanuma
Japanese
Politician
Roger B. TaneyRoger B. Taney
American
Former Chief Justice of the United States

Joseph StilwellJoseph Stilwell
American
Basketball coach, Military personnel

Ram Manohar LohiaRam Manohar Lohia
Indian
Politician

HiroshigeHiroshige
Japanese
painter
Dylan RiederDylan Rieder
American
Skateboarder
Dean AchesonDean Acheson
American
Former United States Secretary of State

Piero della FrancescaPiero della Francesca
Italian
Mathematician

Elizabeth FryElizabeth Fry
British
Nurse

Johnny OlsonJohnny Olson
American
Actor, Radio personality
Robert StephensonRobert Stephenson
British
Engineer, Civil engineer, Politician

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Peter AufschnaiterPeter Aufschnaiter
Nepalese
Explorer, Cartographer, Geographer, Rock climber

Max WertheimerMax Wertheimer
American
Psychologist, University teacher

Audrey MestreAudrey Mestre
French
Free-diver, Marine biologist

Charles RothschildCharles Rothschild
British
Banker, Entomologist
Frederick IV of DenmarkFrederick IV of Denmark
Danish
King

C. Delores TuckerC. Delores Tucker
American
Politician
Bill ShoemakerBill Shoemaker
American
Jockey

Günther BlumentrittGünther Blumentritt
German
Soldier

Margaret E. KnightMargaret E. Knight
American
Inventor, Entrepreneur
ChallengerChallenger
Bangladeshi
Bangladeshi television actor

Pope Honorius IPope Honorius I
Italian
Bishop
Edwin Abbott AbbottEdwin Abbott Abbott
British
Theologian, Science fiction writer, Teacher,

Adam of BremenAdam of Bremen
German
chronicler

Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of RussiaCyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia
Russian
 

Pope John IVPope John IV
Italian
Pope

Gertrude KäsebierGertrude Käsebier
American
Photographer
Jean RibaultJean Ribault
French
explorer

Michael IX PalaiologosMichael IX Palaiologos
Turkish
 

Oscar HijuelosOscar Hijuelos
American
novelist, writer

Ian Standish Monteith HamiltonIan Standish Monteith Hamilton
British
Military personnel
Josiah Gilbert HollandJosiah Gilbert Holland
American
Poet, Author, Novelist, Writer, Journalist

Mustafa ZaidiMustafa Zaidi
Pakistani
Poet
Břetislav PojarBřetislav Pojar
Czech
Film director, Animator, Educationist

John GarciaJohn Garcia
American
psychologist

Bernarr MacFaddenBernarr MacFadden
American
Publisher
Arkady StrugatskyArkady Strugatsky
Russian
Author

Kurokawa KishōKurokawa Kishō
Japanese
Architect
Fahri KoruturkFahri Koruturk
Turkish
Former President of Turkey

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

Ricky Wilson (American Musician)Ricky Wilson (American Musician)
American