Died on December 12
Remembering 33 notable people who died on this day
🇨🇦Alexander Grant Dexter
deceasedCanadian journalist (1896-1961) · 1896–1961
Days lived
Lived 24,054 days
🇩🇪Alexander Parvus
deceasedGerman political activist (1867–1924) · 1867–1924
Days lived
Lived 20,915 days
🇿🇦Buks Marais
deceasedSouth African rugby union footballer (1927-1996) · 1927–1996
Days lived
Lived 25,203 days
🇺🇸Chase G. Woodhouse
deceasedAmerican educator and congresswoman (1890-1984) · 1890–1984
Days lived
Lived 34,618 days
🇩🇪Claus Cornelius Fischer
deceasedGerman writer (1951–2020) · 1951–2020
Days lived
Lived 25,391 days
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
deceasedNotable Trials · 1923–2008
Days lived
Lived 31,142 days
🇺🇸Douglas Fairbanks
deceasedAmerican actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883–1939) · 1883–1939
Days lived
Lived 20,657 days
🇺🇸Earl Gillespie
deceasedAmerican sportscaster (1922-2003) · 1922–2003
Days lived
Lived 29,726 days
Ernst Jaeger
deceasedGerman jurist and judge (1869-1944) · 1869–1944
Days lived
Lived 27,384 days
🇩🇪Ferdinand Gregori
deceasedGerman actor (1870–1928) · 1870–1928
Days lived
Lived 21,428 days
🇩🇪Franz Bäke
deceasedmilitary person · 1898–1978
Days lived
Lived 29,507 days
🇩🇪Harry Frank
deceasedactor · 1896–1947
Days lived
Lived 18,685 days
🇬🇧Ian Stewart
deceasedBritish keyboardist (1938–1985) · 1938–1985
Days lived
Lived 17,315 days
🇺🇸Ike Turner
deceasedsinger · 1931–2007
Days lived
Lived 27,797 days
🇺🇸Jack Scott
deceasedCanadian singer (1936–2019) · 1936–2019
Days lived
Lived 30,639 days
Jean Richepin
deceasedNotable Trials · 1849–1926
Days lived
Lived 28,435 days
🇦🇹Josef Bican
deceasedathlete · 1913–2001
Days lived
Lived 32,221 days
🇭🇺Kalman Sántha
deceasedHungarian physician (1903-1956) · 1903–1956
Days lived
Lived 19,513 days
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
deceasedGerman astronomer (1853–1916) · 1853–1916
Days lived
Lived 23,030 days
🇩🇪Max Laeuger
deceasedGerman architect (1864–1952) · 1864–1952
Days lived
Lived 32,215 days
Milutin Milanković
deceasedSerbian mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, climatologist, and engineer (1879–1958) · 1879–1958
Days lived
Lived 29,053 days
🇺🇸Oscar Klein
deceasedAustrian musician (1930-2006) · 1930–2006
Days lived
Lived 28,101 days
🇩🇪Otto Ciliax
deceasedmilitary person · 1891–1964
Days lived
Lived 26,707 days
Paul Verner
deceasedGerman politician (1911-1986) · 1911–1986
Days lived
Lived 27,625 days
🇺🇸Peter Greene
deceasedAmerican actor (1965–2025) · 1965–2025
Days lived
Lived 21,981 days
🇦🇹Robert Danneberg
deceasedAustrian politician (1885–1942) · 1885–1942
Days lived
Lived 20,961 days
🇩🇪Rolf Becker
deceasedactor · 1935–2025
Days lived
Lived 33,130 days
🇩🇪Rudolf Krause
deceasedGerman footballer and manager (1927-2003) · 1927–2003
Days lived
Lived 28,085 days
🇩🇪Theodor Heuss
deceasedwriter · 1884–1963
Days lived
Lived 29,170 days
🇲🇽Vicente Fernández
deceasedMexican actor and ranchera singer (1940–2021) · 1940–2021
Days lived
Lived 29,885 days
🇩🇪Wilhelm Genazino
deceasedYouTube personality · 1943–2018
Days lived
Lived 27,719 days
🇩🇪Wolfgang Ziffer
deceasedGerman actor (1941–2022) · 1940–2022
Days lived
Lived 29,998 days
🇯🇵Yasujirō Ozu
deceasedJapanese film director, screenwriter (1903–1963) · 1903–1963
Days lived
Lived 21,916 days