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Clutch", for his ability to make a big play in a key situation such as his famous buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that tied game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks; "Mr.
Notable Deaths on June 12
2024 — Jerry West
American basketball player and executive (born 1938)
June 12 has 99 recorded notable deaths across history, from 796 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
99 source records
796 – 2024
Today in history
Major events on June 12
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- 1991 In modern Russia's first democratic election, Boris Yeltsin is elected as the President of Russia. Source
- 1975 State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain: Judge Jagmohanlal Sinha rules against Indira Gandhi in a case on her election to the Indian Parliament, and that she should be banned from holding any public office, triggering a political crisis. Source
- 1898 Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain. Source
- 1963 NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi, by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith during the civil rights movement. Source
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Silvio Berlusconi was an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011.
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Philip Baker Hall is known for his collaborations with Paul Thomas Anderson, including Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), and Magnolia (1999).
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James FitzJames subsequently became a successful general in the service of Louis XIV and in 1706 he was made a Marshal of France.
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Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, was an English lawyer, statesman, and nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of King Edward VI from 1547 to 1551.
More major people who died on June 12
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2023
Silvio Berlusconi
Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (born 1936)
Silvio Berlusconi was an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011.
2022
Philip Baker Hall
American actor (born 1931)
Philip Baker Hall was an American character actor. He is known for his collaborations with Paul Thomas Anderson, including Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), and Magnolia (1999).
1734
James FitzJames
1st Duke of Berwick, French-English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (born 1670)
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica, 1st Duke of Fitz-James was a French-English army officer who was the eldest illegitimate son of James II of England by Arabella Churchill, the sister…
1567
Richard Rich
1st Baron Rich, English politician, Lord Chancellor of England (born 1490)
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, was an English lawyer, statesman, and nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of King Edward VI from 1547 to 1551.
1816
Pierre Augereau
French general (born 1757)
Charles-Pierre-François Augereau, duc de Castiglione was a French military commander and a Marshal of the Empire who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
1994
Philip Vera Cruz
Filipino-American labor leader and farmworker (born 1904)
Philip Villamin Vera Cruz was a Filipino American labor leader and farmworker.
2006
Nicky Barr
Australian rugby player and fighter pilot (born 1915)
Andrew William "Nicky" Barr, was a member of the Australian national rugby union team, who became a fighter ace in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II.
1997
Bulat Okudzhava
Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1924)
Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava was a Soviet and Russian poet, writer, musician, novelist, and singer-songwriter of Georgian-Armenian ancestry.
2012
Frank Walker
Australian judge and politician, 41st Attorney General of New South Wales (born 1942)
Francis John Walker, QC was an Australian politician and judge.
2022
Phil Bennett
Welsh rugby union player (born 1948)
Philip Bennett was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a fly-half for Llanelli RFC and the Wales national team.
1917
Teresa Carreño
Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (born 1853)
María Teresa Gertrudis de Jesús Carreño García was a Venezuelan pianist, composer, soprano, and conductor.
1957
Jimmy Dorsey
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The Dorsey Brothers and The California Ramblers) (born 1904)
James Francis Dorsey was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You " and "It's the Dreamer in Me".
2024
Neil Goldschmidt
American lawyer and politician, 33rd Governor of Oregon (born 1940)
Neil Edward Goldschmidt was an American businessman and Democratic politician from the state of Oregon who held local, state, and federal offices over three decades, including mayor of Portland, Oregon, the United…
2008
Miroslav Dvořák
Czech ice hockey player (born 1951)
Miroslav Dvořák was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1982 to 1985.
1968
Herbert Read
English poet and critic (born 1893)
Sir Herbert Edward Read, was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education.
1675
Charles Emmanuel II
Duke of Savoy (born 1634)
Charles Emmanuel II ; 20 June 1634 – 12 June 1675) was Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 4 October 1638 until his death in 1675 and under regency of his mother Christine of France until 1648.
1772
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne
French explorer (born 1724)
Marc-Joseph Marion "Macé" du Fresne was a French privateer, East India captain, and explorer.
1144
Al-Zamakhshari
Persian theologian (born 1075)
Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari was a medieval Muslim scholar of Iranian descent. He travelled to Mecca and settled there for five years and has been known since then as 'Jar Allah'.
1524
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
Spanish conquistador (born 1465)
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar was a Spanish conquistador and adelantado who was first governor of Cuba. In 1511 he led the successful conquest and colonization of Cuba.