30 notable people died on February 12, including Niccolò de' Niccoli, Jean Darcet, Lazzaro Spallanzani.
21st Century
4 deathsZdeněk Hoření
editing staffeditor-in-chief
Czech member of Czech National Council, politician and publicist
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
politicianulema
Malaysian politician and Muslim cleric
Menachem Gueffen
illustratorpainter
Israeli artist (1930–2016)
AQ
Alberto Benavides de la Quintana
bankerbusinessperson
Peruvian politician, businessperson, geologist and mining engineer
20th Century
15 deathsEgon Schweidler
physicistuniversity teacher
Austrian physicist (1873–1948)
Gerhard Armauer Hansen
biologistpathologist
Norwegian physician
Charles Gwynn
engineerexplorer
British Army officer (1870-1962)
Kōtarō Honda
engineermetallurgist
Japanese physicist and metallurgist (1870-1954)
Sten Thiel
engineerscout leader
Commissioner of the Svenska Scoutförbundet
Luigi Bonelli
comedy writerlibrettist
Italian screenwriter and author (1892-1954)
Maurits Sabbe
curatorpolitician
Belgian politician and writer (1873-1938)
D. Nanu
poettranslator
Romanian poet and translator (1873-1943)
Cenap Şahabettin
physicianpoet
Turkish physician and poet (1870–1934)
Charles Auguste Maximilien Globensky
politicianwriter
Canadian politician
Paul Bairoch
economisthistorian
Post-war economic historian specializing in global economic history/urban history/historical demography (1930-1999)
BK
Bolesław Konorski
electrical engineerscientist
Polish scientist
VR
Vernon Robertson
civil engineerengineer
British civil engineer (1890-1971)
FN
Flérida de Nolasco
directorhistorian
Dominican specialist in literature (1891-1976)
JV
Juvencio Valle
poetwriter
Poet
19th Century
5 deathsJean Darcet
chemistphysician
French chemist
Juan Ramis y Ramis
botanisthistorian
Spanish lawyer, writer and historian (1746–1819)
Albertus Jonas Brandt
draftspersonpainter
Dutch painter (1788-1821)
Emilie Linder
paintervisual artist
Swiss painter and art patron (1797-1867)
Rosa Carlén
novelistwriter
Swedish author
18th Century
3 deathsLazzaro Spallanzani
botanistentomologist
Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)
Adolf Fredrik of Sweden
monarch
King of Sweden (1710–1771)
Ethan Allen
businesspersonfarmer
American general, writer and philosopher (1738–1789)
17th Century
2 deathsMarie Louise d'Orléans
queen consort
Queen consort of Spain (1662-1689)
August Buchner
classical philologistpoet
German author (1591-1661)
15th Century
1 deathNiccolò de' Niccoli
librarianphilologist
Italian humanist (1364-1437)
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