27 notable people died on June 12, including Frédéric Passy, Karl von Frisch, Elinor Ostrom.
21st Century
5 deaths
Elinor Ostrom
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2009)
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Bill Bradfield
civil engineerdiplomat
Australian aviation engineer and diplomat
JC
Juan Marino Cabello
composerwriter
Chilean musician
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Philomena Lynott
biographerbusinessperson
Irish author
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Thandi Brewer
actorfilm director
South African actor
20th Century
16 deaths
Frédéric Passy
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1901)
Karl von Frisch
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1973)
Abdul Aziz Atta
civil servantminister
Nigerian administrator (1920-1972)
Thomas Peterkin
engineerlocal politician
New Zealand engineer and politician
Katinka Andrássy
memoiristwriter
Hungarian noblewoman, First Lady of Hungary (1892-1985)
Claymoor
film criticjournalist
Romanian journalist (c. 1842–1903)
Alf Collett
genealogisthistorian
Norwegian genealogist and historian (1844–1919)
D. T. Suzuki
philosopherpsychologist
Japanese Buddhist scholar, Doctor of Letters (1870–1966)
Tōten Miyazaki
philosopherrevolutionary
Japanese social activist (1871-1922)
Fernando María Guerrero Ramírez
journalistlawyer
Filipino writer and politician (1873-1929)
Karl Kraus
essayistjournalist
Austrian playwright and publicist (1874–1936)
Joose Olavi Hannula
historianmilitary officer
Finnish colonel and historian (1900-1944)
Emil Telmányi
composerconductor
Hungarian violinist (1892–1988)
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John Hardcastle
amateur scientistclimatologist
New Zealand amateur scientist (1847-1927)
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Camille of Renesse-Breidbach
entrepreneurwriter
Author, entrepreneur, nobleman (1836–1904)
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Charlotte Youmans
paintersuffragist
New Zealand painter (1869-1957)
19th Century
3 deaths
William Cullen Bryant
journalistlawyer
American romantic poet and journalist (1794-1878)
Michael Soutzos
diplomatpolitician
Prince of Moldavia from 1819 to 1821
José María Alfaro Zamora
judgepolitician
Head of State, President and Vice President of Costa Rica (1799-1856)
18th Century
2 deathsAB
Andreas Berlin
botanistexplorer
Swedish naturalist (1746-1773)
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Tommaso Napoli
architectengineer
Italian architect
17th Century
1 death
Sigmund von Birken
poetwriter
German poet (1626-1681)
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