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Famous Deaths on January 12

30 notable people died on January 12, including Charles B. Huggins, Pierre de Fermat, Alauddin Khalji.

Total Deaths
30
Avg Age at Death
71
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

3 deaths
Jayme Tiomno
Jayme Tiomno
nuclear physicistphysicist
Brazilian physicist (1920–2011)
María Hortensia Lacau
María Hortensia Lacau
children's writerwriter
Argentine educator, writer (1910-2006)
DW
David C. C. Watson
theologianwriter
British theologian

20th Century

14 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1966)
Johan Sandström
Johan Sandström
hydrographermeteorologist
Swedish oceanographer and meteorologist (1874–1947)
Roman Smoluchowski
Roman Smoluchowski
astronomerphysicist
Polish physicist
Wincenty Rapacki
Wincenty Rapacki
actorplaywright
Polish actor (1840–1924)
David Laird
David Laird
editorjournalist
Canadian politician (1833–1914)
James Mason
James Mason
chess playerwriter
Irish chess player, journalist and writer (1849–1905)
Alice Vickery
Alice Vickery
physicianwriter
Physician
Sophia Elizabeth Peeters
Sophia Elizabeth Peeters
folkloristwriter
Dutch folklorist (1833-1916)
Marc Ferrez
Marc Ferrez
businesspersonphotographer
Brazilian photographer (1843-1923)
Carl Wilhelm Bøckmann Barth
Carl Wilhelm Bøckmann Barth
military officerpainter
Norwegian artist (1847-1919)
Croatian sculptor (1872–1940)
Émile Storms
Émile Storms
explorermilitary officer
Belgian explorer (1846–1918)
Serbian sculptor of Croatian origin (1874–1943)
AP
Andreas Papagiannakopoulos
journalistpolitician
Greek politician

19th Century

4 deaths
Désiré Dalloz
Désiré Dalloz
editorjurist-consultant
French jurist, politician and publisher (1795–1869)
French officer, scientist, archeologist and writer
Swiss architect and hotel manager (1834-1890)
19th century poet and writer from the northern Netherlands

18th Century

5 deaths
Jacob Leupold
Jacob Leupold
engineermathematician
German multidisciplinary scientist
Charles-René de Fourcroy
Charles-René de Fourcroy
military engineernaturalist
Military engineer, member of the French Academy of Sciences, author of the Tableau poléométrique
Johann Philipp Murray
Johann Philipp Murray
historianuniversity teacher
German historian (1726-1776)
Jacob Eggers
Jacob Eggers
military officermilitary personnel
Swedish officer (1704–1773)
Norwegian civil servant

17th Century

2 deaths
Pierre de Fermat
Pierre de Fermat
judgejurist
French mathematician and lawyer
Jean Bourdon
Jean Bourdon
cartographerengineer
New France engineer, surveyor and attorney-general (1601–1668)

14th Century

1 death
Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji
politiciansultan
13th Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate and 2nd from the Khalji dynasty (1266-1316)

13th Century

1 death
Martin of Leon
Martin of Leon
canonCatholic priest
Priest and canon regular of the Augustinian Order

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