Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 12
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
1926 Jean Richepin, French poet/writer (Contes sans morale), dies at 77 on this day in history.
1927 Heinrich Reitsch, composer, dies at 67 on December - 12.
1929 On December - 12 death of charles Goodnight, American cattle baron (b. 1836)
1932 Egon Richter, writer, dies on this day in history.
1933 Theodore Moses Tobani, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1934 On this day in history death of thorleif Haug, Norwegian Nordic skier (b. 1894)
1937 Alfred Abel, actor (Dr Mabuse, Metropolis), dies at 57 on December - 12.
1939 On December - 12 douglas Fairbanks, actor (Zorro, 3 Musketeers, Robin Hood), dies at 56
1941 Death of Cesar Basa, Philippine Air Force and World War II hero (b. 1915) on December - 12.
1951 Death of Mildred Bailey, American jazz singer (b. 1907) on December - 12.
1952 Death of Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (b. 1879) on December - 12.
1956 On this day in history lorenzo Perosi, composer, dies at 83
1957 Robert Frank Kurka, composer, dies at 35 on this day in history.
1959 Russell Simpson, actor (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 79 on December - 12.
1961 Daiun Sogaku Harada, Zen founder of Sanbo Kyodan lineage, dies at 91 on this day in history.
1962 Sid Saylor, actor (Wally-Waterfront), dies at 67 on December - 12.
1963 On December - 12 death of yasujiro Ozu, Japanese film director (b. 1903)
1964 On December - 12 h I "Sailor" Young, cricketer (left-arm bowler Eng v Aust 1899), dies
1965 On December - 12 johnny Lee, actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 67
1968 Tallulah Bankhead, actress (All Star Revue), dies of pneumonia at 65 on December - 12.
1970 Louis Zimmer, Flem clock maker (Jubelklok, Wonder Clock), dies at 82 on this day in history.
1971 On December - 12 david Sarnoff, US TV pioneer (RCA), dies at 80
1976 On December - 12 jack Cassidy, actor (Oscar/Jetman-He & She), dies at 49
1977 Clementine O Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones, dies at 92 on this day in history.
1978 Clifton Chenier, US accordionist (Bayou Blues), dies at 53 on December - 12.
1980 On this day in history death of jean Lesage, politician, premier of Quebec (b. 1912)
1985 Anne Baxter, actress (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel), dies at 62 on December - 12.
1987 On this day in history louis de Meester, composer, dies at 83
1988 On this day in history john Canning, NY Post managing editor, dies at 56
1991 On this day in history eleanor Boardman, actor (Crowd), dies in at 93
1992 Bernard CJ Lievegoed, Dutch anthroposopher (Free College), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1993 Gerard "Ge" Nabrink, Dutch anarchist/NVSH-founder, dies at 90 on this day in history.
1994 Antoine Pinay, French PM (1952)/foreign minister, dies at 102 on this day in history.
1995 Andrew Olle, broadcaster, dies at 48 on December - 12.
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