Famous Deaths In April - 12

0065  On April - 12 death of seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist   

0238  On this day in history death of gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle)   

0352  On this day in history julius I, pope (337-52), dies   

0434  On this day in history death of archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople   

1125  Death of Vladislaus I of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1443  On this day in history death of henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1550  Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1555  Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1605  Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on April - 12.   

1675  Death of Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609) on this day in history.   

1687  Death of Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer on this day in history.   

1690  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1704  On April - 12 john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76   

1748  William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies on this day in history.   

1760  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64 on April - 12.   

1782  On April - 12 death of metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698)   

1788  Carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1795  Rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1797  Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history death of charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726)   

1817  On this day in history charles Messier, "comet ferret" & catalogs famous "M objects,", dies   

1828  Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60 on April - 12.   

1845  On this day in history henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65   

1850  Death of Adoniram Judson, American Baptist missionary (b. 1788) on this day in history.   

1859  On April - 12 john Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84   

1864  Thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.   

1872  Death of Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795) on this day in history.   

1878  William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies on this day in history.   

1896  On April - 12 alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62   

1898  Death of Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820) on April - 12.   

1902  On April - 12 death of marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842)   

1909  Hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79 on April - 12.   

1910  William G Sumner, US sociologist/politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1912  Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90 on April - 12.   

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0812  Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835) was born on April - 12.   

1484  On this day in history birth of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)   

1500  Joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist was born on this day in history.   

1526  On April - 12 birth of muretus, French humanist (d. 1585)   

1550  Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

1577  Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) was born on April - 12.   

1579  On this day in history birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France   

1626  Paul Hainlein, composer was born on this day in history.