Famous Deaths In August - 12
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1861 On this day in history death of eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793)
1864 On this day in history death of sakuma ShÅzan, Japanese reformer (b. 1811)
1865 On August - 12 william Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies
1877 James Drummond, historical painter, dies on this day in history.
1883 On August - 12 last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies
1885 Georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65 on August - 12.
1891 On August - 12 james Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat, dies
1896 Death of Thomas Chamberlain, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg on August - 12.
1900 On this day in history james E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42
1901 On this day in history death of adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (b. 1832)
1911 Jozef Israels, painter, dies on August - 12.
1914 On this day in history john Philip Holland, submarine designer, dies
1918 Death of Anna Held, Polish-born actress and singer (b. 1872) on August - 12.
1922 On August - 12 arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies
1928 Death of LeoÅ¡ JanáÄek, Czech composer (b. 1854) on August - 12.
1934 On August - 12 hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78
1935 On August - 12 death of friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (b. 1851)
1938 On August - 12 ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74
1941 On this day in history bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies
1943 Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1944 Death of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915) on this day in history.
1948 On August - 12 death of harry Brearley, English inventor (b. 1871)
1952 Death of David Bergelson, Yiddish language writer (b. 1884) on this day in history.
1955 On this day in history thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80
1959 Death of Mike O'Neill, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1877) on this day in history.
1964 Ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56 on August - 12.
1968 Pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81 on August - 12.
1969 On this day in history dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72
1973 On August - 12 john Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies
1976 Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies on August - 12.
1982 Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on August - 12.
1983 On this day in history henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies
1985 On August - 12 marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86
1988 On August - 12 jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies
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