Famous Deaths on November 12

Philosopher, writer, and academic

Finnish composer (1930–2004)

Ukrainian and Israeli painter known for psychologically nuanced portraiture and Odesa landscape painting (1930–2007)

Moroccan historian (1920-2008)

Slovenian physical chemist

Mexican journalist (1887-1946)

Canadian minister and writer (1839–1908)

President of Paraguay (1873-1941)

Welsh poet in the English language (1833-1907)

Australian composer and pianist (1891–1944)

Austro-Hungarian astronomer (1848-1913)

Finnish pianist, composer and conductor (1910–1989)

Australian experimental geophysicist and geochemist (1930–1993)

Finnish architect (1900–1952)

South African artist (1929-2000)

Greek writer (1930-1979)

Soviet film director (1930–1996)

Haitian diplomat and historian

Soviet writer (1911–1996)

Uruguayan footballer (1890-1969)

Swedish classical scholar, architect and art historian

French writer (1735-1813)

American politician (1789–1869)

British stonemason

2nd President of Uruguay (1835-38)

French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader (1736-1793)

German physician and chemist (1660–1742)

German physician (1530-1598)

Irish bishop