Cécile DeWitt-Morette
French mathematician and physicistDied on Friday May 12th 2017
Deaths on May 12
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 12 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 12, 2026.
Douglas Netter
95-96Died on Friday May 12th 2017
Galina Shergova
Russian writerDied on Friday May 12th 2017
Charles A. McClenahan
American politicianDied on Friday May 12th 2017
Eugene Gendlin
Austrian-born American philosopherDied on Friday May 12th 2017
Joachim Kaiser
German musicologist and editorDied on Friday May 12th 2017
Norma Procter
English opera singerDied on Friday May 12th 2017
John Bahen
Australian footballer (Fitzroy)Died on Friday May 12th 2017
John F. Donahue
American businessman (Federated Investors)Died on Friday May 12th 2017
J Michael Kenyon
American professional wrestling historianDied on Friday May 12th 2017
Clelio Darida
Italian politicianDied on Friday May 12th 2017
Alma W. Byrd
American politicianDied on Friday May 12th 2017
William David Brohn
American music arranger and orchestratorDied on Friday May 12th 2017
Denise Bernot
French academicDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
John McLaughlin
American visual effects technician and animator (Kung Fu PandaDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Tony Gable
American musician and graphic designerDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Georges Sesia
French footballerDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Hugh Smith
American football player (Washington Redskins)Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Bohumil Kubát
Czech wrestlerDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Tapio Mäkelä
Finnish cross-country skierDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Christophe Lambert
French businessman and producerDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Julius La Rosa
American traditional pop singerDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Giovanni Migliorati
Italian-born Ethiopian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Peter J. Liacouras
American academicDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Rodrigo Espíndola
Argentine footballer (Nueva Chicago)Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Mike Agostini
Trinidadian sprinterDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Susannah Mushatt Jones
American supercentenarianDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Steve McElvene
American basketball playerDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
Serbian royalDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Yukio Ninagawa
Japanese directorDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Rex Hughes
American basketball coachDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Raghunath Patnaik
Indian politicianDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Robin Page
British artistDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Anthony C. Yu
American translator (Journey to the West) and literature scholarDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Syd Lieberman
American storytellerDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Bobby Jameson
American pop singer and songwriterDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Rachel Jacobs
American entrepreneurDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Ruth Mompati
South African politician (1956 Women's March)Died on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Olympe Amaury
French supercentenarianDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Sir Peter Fry
British politicianDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Mervyn Burtch
Welsh composerDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
John Slater
Canadian politicianDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
John Dewes
English cricketer (Middlesex and England)Died on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Bill Guthridge
American basketball coach (University of North Carolina). Died on Tuesday May 12th 2015
François Zanella
builder of the model ship Majesty of the SeasDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Hyon Yong-chol
North Korean military officerDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Suchitra Bhattacharya
Indian novelistDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
William Zinsser
American writerDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Saulat Mirza
Pakistani convicted murderer and political activistDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Neranjan Wickremasinghe
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Tony Ayala, Jr.
American boxerDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Alan Borovoy
Canadian human rights activist and lawyerDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Colin Whitaker
English footballer (Shrewsbury TownDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Cecil Jones Attuquayefio
Ghanaian football player and coachDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Peter Worthington
Canadian journalist (Toronto Telegram) and editor-in-chief (Toronto Sun)Died on Sunday May 12th 2013
Sergei Alexeyev
Russian politicianDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Kenneth Waltz
American political scientistDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Samuel Aguilar
Paraguayan footballerDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Max Stadler
German politicianDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi
Hungarian Olympic champion fencer (1964)Died on Sunday May 12th 2013
K Bikram Singh
Indian filmmakerDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Constantino Romero
Spanish voice actorDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Francesco Renda
Italian historian and politicianDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Félix Ramananarivo
Malagasy Roman Catholic prelateDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Bill Miles
American documentary filmmakerDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Toni Linhart
Austrian-born American football player (Baltimore Colts)Died on Sunday May 12th 2013
Daniel W. LeBlanc
American judgeDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Gerd Langguth
German politician and political scientistDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
George William Gray
British scientistDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Olaf B. Bjørnstad
Norwegian ski jumperDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Doug Beasy
Australian football player (Carlton)Died on Sunday May 12th 2013
Daisy Avellana
Filipino stage actor and directorDied on Sunday May 12th 2013
Bhagwandas Mulchand Luthria
Indian film actor (Satte Pe Satta)Died on Monday May 12th 2014
Babis Angourakis
Greek politicianDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Ľudovít Lehen
Slovakian painter and chess composerDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Ineke Lambers-Hacquebard
Dutch politicianDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Lorenzo Zambrano
Mexican building material executiveDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy
American judgeDied on Monday May 12th 2014
A. J. Watson
American Hall of Fame race car builder and mechanic (Pat Flaherty)Died on Monday May 12th 2014
Tom Hafey
Australian AFL football player (Richmond) and coach (RichmondDied on Monday May 12th 2014
James Walston
British political scientistDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Svetlana Grigoryan
Armenian actressDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Hugh Smyth
Northern Irish politicianDied on Monday May 12th 2014
H. R. Giger
Swiss Oscar-winning surrealist artist (Alien)Died on Monday May 12th 2014
Leroy Serisier
Australian politicianDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Billie Fleming
English long distance cyclistDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Sarat Pujari
Indian actorDied on Monday May 12th 2014
William J.D. Escher
American aerospace engineerDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Ruben T. Profugo
Filipino Roman Catholic prelateDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Keith Crisco
American politicianDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Terry Cook
Canadian archivistDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Pál Orosz
Hungarian football player and coachDied on Monday May 12th 2014
Lynne Cohen
American-born Canadian photographerDied on Monday May 12th 2014