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August 12th
143 Notable deaths
Jean-Michel Basquiat
American artist (1960-1988).
Born December 22nd, 1960 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1988 at 27 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]
Lauren Bacall
American actress (1924-2014).
Born September 16th, 1924 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2014 at 89 years old in Manhattan (stroke). [ref]
Henry Fonda
American actor (1905-1982).
Born May 16th, 1905 in Grand Island. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1982 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (heart disease). [ref]
Ian Fleming
British author (1908–1964).
Born December 28th, 1908 in Mayfair. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1964 at 55 years old in Canterbury (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gulshan Kumar
Indian film producer.
Born May 5th, 1956 in New Delhi.
Died August 12th, 1997 at 41 years old in Mumbai.
Loretta Young
American actress (1913–2000).
Born January 6th, 1913 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2000 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Merv Griffin
American talk show host, singer, and game show producer.
Born July 6th, 1925 in San Mateo. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2007 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
John Cage
American avant-garde composer (1912–1992).
Born September 5th, 1912 in Good Samaritan Hospital. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1992 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Una Stubbs
English actress, television personality, and former dancer (1937-2021).
Born May 1st, 1937 in Welwyn Garden City.
Died August 12th, 2021 at 84 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Thomas Mann
German novelist, and 1929 nobel prize laureate.
Born June 6th, 1875 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1955 at 80 years old in Zürich. [ref]
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman