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Famous Deaths on March 12

9 notable people died on March 12, including William Bragg, Ragnar Granit, Lloyd S. Shapley.

Total Deaths
9
Avg Age at Death
76
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

1 death
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2012)

20th Century

3 deaths
William Bragg
William Bragg
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1915)
Ragnar Granit
Ragnar Granit
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1967)
Francisco Pereira Passos
Francisco Pereira Passos
architectengineer
Brazilian architect (1836-1913)

19th Century

2 deaths
Charles Xavier Thomas
Charles Xavier Thomas
engineerentrepreneur
French computer pioneer (1785-1870)
Mathieu Orfila
Mathieu Orfila
chemistforensic scientist
Mateo Orfila y Rotger (Menorca, 1787- Paris, 1853), professor of Legal Medicine in Paris and founder of toxicology

18th Century

1 death
Italian artist (1696-1757)

17th Century

1 death
King of Kakheti from 1574 to 1605

13th Century

1 death
Ata-Malik Juvayni
Ata-Malik Juvayni
historiankatib
Iranian historian

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