Deaths on 12 February
2000s
Ivan Reitman
2022
Canadian filmmaker (1946–2022)
Christie Blatchford
2020
Canadian journalist
Geert Hofstede
2020
Dutch psychologist (1928–2020)
Gordon Banks
2019
English footballer (1937–2019)
Lyndon LaRouche
2019
American political activist (1922–2019)
Pedro Morales
2019
Puerto Rican professional wrestler (1942–2019)
Bill Crider
2018
American novelist
Al Jarreau
2017
American singer (1940–2017)
Anna Marguerite McCann
2017
American art historian and archaeologist (1933–2017)
Dominique D'Onofrio
2016
Belgian footballer, coach, and chairman (1953-2016)
Giannis Kalaitzis
2016
Greek comics artist and costume designer (1945–2016)
Yan Su
2016
Musical artist
Movita Castaneda
2015
American actress (1916–2015)
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
2015
Malaysian politician (1931–2015)
Gary Owens
2015
American DJ and radio personality (1934–2015)
Steve Strange
2015
Welsh new wave singer and nightclub host (1959–2015)
Sid Caesar
2014
American comic actor and writer (1922–2014)
John Pickstone
2014
British historian (1944–2014)
Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
2013
Saudi royal and government official (1941–2013)
Reginald Turnill
2013
BBC space correspondent
Hennadiy Udovenko
2013
Ukrainian politician and diplomat
Zina Bethune
2012
American actress, dancer, and choreographer (1945–2012)
Denis Flannery
2012
Australia international rugby league player
David Kelly (actor)
2012
Irish actor (1929–2012)
John Severin
2012
American cartoonist
Peter Alexander (Austrian performer)
2011
Austrian actor
Betty Garrett
2011
American actress, comedian, singer and dancer (1919–2011)
Kenneth Mars
2011
American actor (1935–2011)
Nodar Kumaritashvili
2010
Georgian luge athlete (1988–2010)
Colgan Air Flight 3407
2009
2009 aviation accident in New York
Alison Des Forges
2009
American historian and human rights activist
Beverly Eckert
2009
Member of 9/11 Family Steering Committee
Mat Mathews
2009
Dutch jazz accordionist (1924–2009)
Coleman Mellett
2009
American jazz musician
Gerry Niewood
2009
American jazz musician (1943–2009)
David Groh
2008
American actor (1939–2008)
Ann Barzel
2007
American writer, critic and lecturer (1905–2007)
Peggy Gilbert
2007
American jazz musician and bandleader (1905–2007)
Dorothy Stang
2005
American-Brazilian Religious Sister, educator and social activist (murdered 2005)
John Eriksen
2002
Danish footballer (1957–2002)
Kristina Söderbaum
2001
Swedish-German actress (1912–2001)
Tom Landry
2000
American football coach and player (1924–2000)
Charles M. Schulz
2000
American cartoonist (1922–2000)
1900s
Gardner Ackley
1998
American economist and diplomat (1915-1998)
Philip Taylor Kramer
1995
American bassist
Donald Judd
1994
American artist (1928–1994)
Bep van Klaveren
1992
Dutch boxer (1907–1992)
Roger Patterson (bassist)
1991
American bass guitarist
Thomas Bernhard
1989
Austrian playwright and novelist (1931–1989)
Nicholas Colasanto
1985
American actor and television director (1924–1985)
Anna Anderson
1984
Impostor of Grand Duchess Anastasia (1896–1984)
Julio Cortázar
1984
Argentine writer (1914–1984)
Eubie Blake
1983
American jazz pianist (1887–1983)
Victor Jory
1982
Canadian-American actor (1902–1982)
Muriel Rukeyser
1980
American poet and essayist (1913–1980)
Jean Renoir
1979
French filmmaker (1894–1979)
Herman Dooyeweerd
1977
Dutch Neo-Calvinist philosopher
Frank Stagg (Irish republican)
1976
Irish hunger striker (1942–1976)
Sal Mineo
1976
American actor (1939–1976)
Carl Lutz
1975
Swiss diplomat (1895–1975)
James Cash Penney
1971
American businessman (1875–1971)
Clare Turlay Newberry
1970
American writer
Oskar Anderson
1960
Russian-German statistician (1887–1960)
Douglas Hartree
1958
British mathematician and physicist
Dziga Vertov
1954
Soviet-Jewish filmmaker (1896–1954)
Hassan al-Banna
1949
Egyptian Islamist leader and politician (1906–1949)
Moses Gomberg
1947
American chemist (1866–1947)
Eugene Esmonde
1942
Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander(1909–1942)
Avraham Stern
1942
Zionist leader (1907–1942)
Grant Wood
1942
American painter (1891–1942)
Auguste Escoffier
1935
French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer (1846–1935)
Samad bey Mehmandarov
1931
Azerbaijani general (1855-1931)
Lillie Langtry
1929
British socialite, actress, and theatrical producer (1853–1929)
Richard Dedekind
1916
German mathematician (1831–1916)
Émile Waldteufel
1915
French composer (1837–1915)
Gerhard Armauer Hansen
1912
Norwegian physician (1841–1912)
1800s
Ambroise Thomas
1896
French composer and music educator (1811-1896)
Hans von Bülow
1894
German conductor and pianist (1830–1894)
Randolph Caldecott
1886
British artist and illustrator (1846–1886)
Friedrich Schleiermacher
1834
German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768–1834)
Immanuel Kant
1804
German philosopher (1724–1804)
Before 1800
Ethan Allen
1789
American farmer, military officer and politician (1738–1789)
Adolf Frederick of Sweden
1771
King of Sweden from 1751 to 1771
Pierre de Marivaux
1763
French playwright and novelist (1688–1763)
Agostino Steffani
1728
Italian composer and diplomat (1654–1728)
Jahandar Shah
1713
Mughal emperor from 1712 to 1713
George Heriot
1624
16th and 17th-century Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (1563–1624)
Jodocus Hondius
1612
Flemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer (1563–1612)
Edward Denny (soldier)
1600
English soldier, privateer and adventurer
François Hotman
1590
French lawyer and writer (1524–1590)
Pari Khan Khanum
1578
Safavid princess (1548–1578)
Nicholas Throckmorton
1571
English diplomat and politician (c. 1515–1571)
Lord Guildford Dudley
1554
Consort of Lady Jane Grey in 1553
Lady Jane Grey
1554
Disputed Queen of England and Ireland in 1553
Albrecht Altdorfer
1538
German artist (c. 1480 – 1538)
Catherine of Navarre
1517
Queen of Navarre from 1483 to 1517
Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
1266
Seven founders of a Roman Catholic order
Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg
1247
Countess of Luxembourg
Ælfstan (bishop of Ramsbury)
981
10th-century Bishop of Ramsbury
Wulfhelm
941
Archbishop of Canterbury (died 941)
Empress Li (Liu Shouguang's wife)
914
Antony II of Constantinople
901
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 893 to 901
Henjō
890
Japanese writer
Benedict of Aniane
821
8th/9th-century Frankish saint