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October 12th

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577 Notable birthdays

Zari Elmassian

American singer (1906-1990).

Born October 12th, 1906 in Lynn.

Died February 6th, 1990 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.

Carlos López Buchardo

Argentine composer (1881–1948).

Born October 12th, 1881 in Buenos Aires.

Died April 21st, 1948 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.

Anton Vorobyev

Russian cyclist.

Born October 12th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Dmitrov.

Orlando Bennett

Jamaican hurdler.

Born October 12th, 1999 (age 26 years).

Antonio María Barbieri

Catholic cardinal (1892–1979).

Born October 12th, 1892 in Montevideo.

Died July 6th, 1979 at 86 years old in Montevideo.

Georg Hettich

German nordic combined skier.

Born October 12th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald.

Amleto Novelli

Italian silent film actor (1885-1924).

Born October 12th, 1885 in Bologna.

Died April 16th, 1924 at 38 years old in Turin.

Yang Lei

Chinese singer.

Born October 12th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Chongqing.

Ivana Maletić

Croatian politician.

Born October 12th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Šibenik. [ref]

István Halász

Hungarian footballer (1951–2016).

Born October 12th, 1951 in Rakamaz.

Died June 4th, 2016 at 64 years old [ref]

Wang Song

Chinese footballer.

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

Christina Giazitzidou

Greek rower.

Born October 12th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Kastoria.

Gara Garayev

Footballer.

Born October 12th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Fuzuli.

Rangel Vulchanov

Bulgarian film director (1928–2013).

Born October 12th, 1928 in Sofia City.

Died September 30th, 2013 at 84 years old in Sofia (cancer).

Carl Friedrich Roewer

German arachnologist (1881–1963).

Born October 12th, 1881 in Neustrelitz.

Died June 17th, 1963 at 81 years old in Bremen.

Pietro Maffi

Catholic cardinal (1858–1931).

Born October 12th, 1858 in Corteolona.

Died March 17th, 1931 at 72 years old in Pisa.

Thomas Nicholls

English boxer (1931-2021).

Born October 12th, 1931 in South Elmsall, Wellington.

Died July 31st, 2021 at 89 years old in Telford. [ref]

Luis Silva

Mexican footballer.

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

Vitold Kreyer

Sovietic athletics competitor (1932–2020).

Born October 12th, 1932 in Krasnodar.

Died August 1st, 2020 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Raúl Guerrón

Ecuadorian footballer.

Born October 12th, 1976 in Atuntaqui.

Died June 1st, 2026 at 49 years old in Quito (stomach cancer). [ref]

Henry Gréville

French writer (1842-1902).

Born October 12th, 1842 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris.

Died May 26th, 1902 at 59 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]

Joseph Francis Dempsey

American rower (1875–1942).

Born October 12th, 1875 in Philadelphia.

Died August 7th, 1942 at 66 years old in Philadelphia.

Nijat Shikhalizade

Azerbaijani judoka.

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

Vladimír Körner

Czech bookwriter, scriptwriter and historic literature writer.

Born October 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Prostějov. [ref]

Jan Studnicka

Austrian association footballer (1883-1967).

Born October 12th, 1883 in Vienna.

Died October 18th, 1967 at 84 years old

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