27 notable people died on April 12, including George Wald, Igor Y. Tamm, Asukai Masatsune.
21st Century
3 deaths
Robert MacNeil
journalisttelevision presenter
American writer and journalist (1931–2024)
Sachin Bhowmick
film directorscreenwriter
Film screenwriter and director (1930-2011)
NU
Nelly Uchendu
composerrecording artist
Nigerian singer and composer
20th Century
11 deaths
George Wald
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1967)
Igor Y. Tamm
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1958)
Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
mathematicianpedagogue
Polish philosopher and logician (1890–1963)
Flora Annie Steel
historiannovelist
British historian and writer (1847–1929)
Spiro Dine
playwrightpoet
Albanian writer
Primo Mazzolari
journalistpartisan
Italian presbyter and writer (1890–1959)
Bertram Steele
scientist
Australian scientist
Nils-Eric Fougstedt
choir directorcomposer
Finnish composer and conductor (1910-1961)
Karl Lindahl
architect
Swedish-Finnish architect
AM
Adelaide Penha de Magalhães
politicianwriter
Portuguese writer (1874-1945)
FL
Fateh Lohani
film directorjournalist
Bangladeshi actor, film director, writer and journalist
19th Century
9 deaths
Louis Alexandre de Cessart
architectcivil engineer
French engineer
Thaddeus Fairbanks
businesspersoninventor
American inventor (1796–1886)
Isaac Hays
editorjournalist
American ophthalmologist, medical ethicist, and naturalist
Adoniram Judson
Bible translatorChristian minister
American missionary (1788-1850)
Ludvig Nobel
engineerentrepreneur
Swedish businessman, humanitarian (1831–1888)
Pedro Albéniz
composermusic educator
Spanish musician (1795-1855)
Barbara Schulthess
writer
Swiss author
Nikolaos Mantzaros
composer
Greek composer (1795-1872)
David Canabarro
military personnelpolitician
Brazilian politician and military man (1796–1867)
18th Century
1 death
Georg Wilhelm de Gennin
architectengineer
Russian engineer and military officer
17th Century
2 deaths
Abdias Trew
astrologerastronomer
German mathematician and astronomer
Joan Perez de Lazarraga
poetwriter
Basque writer
13th Century
1 death
Asukai Masatsune
poetwriter
Japanese poet and writer
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