Famous Deaths In April - 12

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

0238  Death of Gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle) on April - 12.   

0352  On April - 12 julius I, pope (337-52), dies   

0434  Death of Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople on April - 12.   

1125  On this day in history death of vladislaus I of Bohemia   

1443  Death of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1550  Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 on April - 12.   

1555  On this day in history johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75   

1605  On this day in history boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies   

1675  Death of Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609) on April - 12.   

1687  Death of Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer on April - 12.   

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

1704  John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1748  On April - 12 william Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies   

1760  On this day in history baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64   

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

1788  On this day in history carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56   

1795  On April - 12 rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80   

1797  On April - 12 josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71   

1814  Death of Charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726) on April - 12.   

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

1828  On April - 12 jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60   

1845  Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1859  John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84 on this day in history.   

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 April - 12.   

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

1898  On this day in history death of elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820)   

1902  Death of Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842) on April - 12.   

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

1910  On April - 12 william G Sumner, US sociologist/politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69   

1912  Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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0812  Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835) was born on this day in history.   

1484  On April - 12 birth of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)   

1500  On April - 12 birth of joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist   

1526  Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

1550  Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born on April - 12.   

1577  Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

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

1626  On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer