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October 12th

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577 Notable birthdays

Marilyn McCord Adams

American philosopher (1943–2017).

Born October 12th, 1943 in Oak Park.

Died March 22nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Princeton (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Gastón Fernández

Argentine footballer.

Born October 12th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Lanús.

Agustín Loser

Argentine volleyball player.

Born October 12th, 1997 (age 28 years) in General Alvear.

Norman Tindale

Australian anthropologist (1900-1993).

Born October 12th, 1900 in Perth.

Died November 19th, 1993 at 93 years old in Palo Alto.

Stephen J. Lippard

American chemist.

Born October 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Pittsburgh.

Tom Waring

English footballer (1906-1980).

Born October 12th, 1906 in England.

Died December 20th, 1980 at 74 years old in Birkenhead.

Alan McDonald

Northern irish footballer (1963–2012).

Born October 12th, 1963 in Belfast.

Died June 23rd, 2012 at 48 years old in Lisburn.

Ilya Zhitomirskiy

Software developer (1989-2011).

Born October 12th, 1989 in Moscow.

Died November 12th, 2011 at 22 years old in San Francisco (asphyxia). [ref]

Padma Desai

Economist.

Born October 12th, 1931 in Surat.

Died April 29th, 2023 at 91 years old

Aharon Haliva

Israeli major general (born 1967).

Born October 12th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Haifa.

Charles Gordone

American actor and dramatist (1925-1995).

Born October 12th, 1925 in Cleveland. [ref]

Died November 16th, 1995 at 70 years old in College Station (liver cancer). [ref]

Cláudia Pascoal

Portuguese singer (born 1994).

Born October 12th, 1994 (age 31 years) in São Pedro da Cova. [ref]

Roman Kondratenko

Russian general (1857–1904).

Born October 12th, 1857 in Tbilisi.

Died December 15th, 1904 at 47 years old in Lüshunkou District.

Jermaine Seoposenwe

South african footballer.

Born October 12th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Cape Town.

Steve Austria

American politician.

Born October 12th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Cincinnati.

William Sims Bainbridge

American sociologist.

Born October 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Connecticut.

Nina Andreyeva

Russian chemist, teacher, author, political activist, and social critic (1938-2020).

Born October 12th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.

Died July 24th, 2020 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Andromache

Greek singer.

Born October 12th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Siegen.

Nathan Van Hooydonck

Cyclist.

Born October 12th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Gooreind. [ref]

Jack Marin

American basketball player.

Born October 12th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Sharon.

Artemide Zatti

Salesiano coadjutor (religioso), enfermero (1880-1951).

Born October 12th, 1880 in Boretto.

Died March 15th, 1951 at 70 years old in Viedma (liver cancer).

Isaac Newton Lewis

American soldier and inventor of the lewis gun (1858–1931).

Born October 12th, 1858 in Pennsylvania.

Died November 9th, 1931 at 73 years old in Hoboken.

Glenn Nyberg

Swedish football referee.

Born October 12th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Säter.

Frances Dana Barker Gage

American writer (1808-1884).

Born October 12th, 1808 in Marietta. [ref]

Died November 10th, 1884 at 76 years old in Greenwich.

Henri Tresca

French engineer (1814-1885).

Born October 12th, 1814 in Dunkirk.

Died June 21st, 1885 at 70 years old in Paris.

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