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Who died on 12 April?

Celebrities who died on 12 April

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Oldest

93 years, 8 months, 1 day

Youngest

Born first

13 February 1873

Died first

12 April 1937

Born last

21 April 1983

Died last

12 April 2023

32nd President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

32nd President of the United States

1945
British motor racing driver  Stirling Moss

Stirling Moss

British motor racing driver

2020
American boxer Joe Louis

Joe Louis

American boxer

1981
Hall of Fame American pugilist Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson

Hall of Fame American pugilist

1989
American comedian  Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Gottfried

American comedian

2022
American-born French dancer, singer, and actress Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

American-born French dancer, singer, and actress

1975
American political and social activist Abbie Hoffman

Abbie Hoffman

American political and social activist

1989
American football player  Tarvaris Jackson

Tarvaris Jackson

American football player

2020
Indian Kannada film actor Rajkumar

Rajkumar

Indian Kannada film actor

2006
British naval officer and author Gavin Menzies

Gavin Menzies

British naval officer and author

2020
American adult entertainment actress Marilyn Chambers

Marilyn Chambers

American adult entertainment actress

2009
American actress  Georgia Engel

Georgia Engel

American actress

2019
actress Miriam Cooper

Miriam Cooper

actress

1976
sociologist and former Venezuelan authority Tibisay Lucena

Tibisay Lucena

sociologist and former Venezuelan authority

2023
Canadian billionaire  Galen Weston

Galen Weston

Canadian billionaire

2021
French bishop Jacques Gaillot

Jacques Gaillot

French bishop

2023
American actor Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy

American actor

2017
English comedian and actor  Tim Brooke-Taylor

Tim Brooke-Taylor

English comedian and actor

2020
Indian actress Uttara Baokar

Uttara Baokar

Indian actress

2023
English professional association footballer  Tommy Smith

Tommy Smith

English professional association footballer

2019
Ukrainian actress Larysa Khorolets

Larysa Khorolets

Ukrainian actress

2022
Russian opera singer and actor Feodor Chaliapin

Feodor Chaliapin

Russian opera singer and actor

1938
Russian / Soviet actress Sofja Giatsintova

Sofja Giatsintova

Russian / Soviet actress

1982
English association football player  Peter Bonetti

Peter Bonetti

English association football player

2020
Serbian politician Zoran Krasić

Zoran Krasić

Serbian politician

2018
American baseball pitcher John Donaldson

John Donaldson

American baseball pitcher

1970
Romanian actress Carmen Stănescu

Carmen Stănescu

Romanian actress

2018
Spanish film and TV actor José Manuel Martín

José Manuel Martín

Spanish film and TV actor

2006
Finnish actress Leni Katajakoski

Leni Katajakoski

Finnish actress

2020
Israeli rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron

Israeli rabbi

2020
actor James Gleason

James Gleason

actor

1959
Jewish activist Isi Leibler

Isi Leibler

Jewish activist

2021
South African writer and activist Alan Paton

Alan Paton

South African writer and activist

1988
American football player, coach Wayne Hardin

Wayne Hardin

American football player, coach

2017
American football player and coach, track and field athlete, basketball coach, baseball coach Frank Mount Pleasant

Frank Mount Pleasant

American football player and coach, track and field athlete, basketball coach, baseball coach

1937
American baseball manager Jim Frey

Jim Frey

American baseball manager

2020
American actress Anne Jackson

Anne Jackson

American actress

2016
Canadian ice hockey player Kent Douglas

Kent Douglas

Canadian ice hockey player

2009
German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

2017
Canadian politician Michel Chartrand

Michel Chartrand

Canadian politician

2010
Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, poet Valentin Kataev

Valentin Kataev

Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, poet

1986
Pakistani journalist Ahfazur Rahman

Ahfazur Rahman

Pakistani journalist

2020
Comedy actor Paul Ford

Paul Ford

Comedy actor

1976
Russian ice hockey player  Sergei Yashin

Sergei Yashin

Russian ice hockey player

2022
American politician John Melcher

John Melcher

American politician

2018
American judge Thomas E. Delahanty II

Thomas E. Delahanty II

American judge

2021
Indian screenwriter Unni R.

Unni R.

Indian screenwriter

1971
Japanese screenwriter Yō Takeyama

Yō Takeyama

Japanese screenwriter

2023