Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
July 12th
149 Notable deaths
Kelly Preston
American actress and model (1962-2020).
Born October 13th, 1962 in Honolulu.
Died July 12th, 2020 at 57 years old in Clearwater (breast cancer). [ref]
Minnie Riperton
American singer-songwriter.
Born November 8th, 1947 in Chicago. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1979 at 31 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (breast cancer). [ref]
Robert Wolders
Dutch actor.
Born September 28th, 1936 in Rotterdam.
Died July 12th, 2018 at 81 years old in Malibu. [ref]
Gertrude Bell
English writer, traveller, political officer, archaeologist (1868-1926).
Born July 14th, 1868 in County Durham. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1926 at 57 years old in Baghdad (drug overdose). [ref]
Dara Singh
Indian professional wrestler and actor (1928-2012).
Born November 19th, 1928 in Punjab.
Died July 12th, 2012 at 83 years old in Mumbai (heart failure).
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Us army medal of honor recipient (1886–1944).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Oyster Bay. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1944 at 56 years old in Méautis (myocardial infarction).
Pran
Indian actor.
Born February 12th, 1920 in New Delhi. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2013 at 93 years old in Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre (pneumonia). [ref]
Ruth Westheimer
German-american sex therapist.
Born June 4th, 1928 in Wiesenfeld.
Died July 12th, 2024 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Alfred Dreyfus
French artillery officer.
Born October 9th, 1859 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1935 at 75 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Paul Orndorff
American professional wrestler (1949-2021).
Born October 29th, 1949 in Brandon.
Died July 12th, 2021 at 71 years old in Fayetteville.
Deaths 1 to 10 of 149
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz