Famous Deaths In February - 12

1920  Emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1921  On February - 12 charles Leslie, cricketer (4 Tests England v Australia 1882-83), dies   

1929  On this day in history freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, Ger para-psychologist, dies at 66   

1931  On this day in history death of samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (b. 1855)   

1933  On February - 12 henri Duparc, French composer, dies at 85   

1935  Death of Auguste Escoffier, French chef (b. 1846) on February - 12.   

1942  Grant Wood, US painter (American Gothic), dies at 49 on February - 12.   

1945  Death of ... de Jong, Dutch vicar/resistance fighter, executed on February - 12.   

1947  On this day in history sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72   

1949  On February - 12 death of hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)   

1951  On February - 12 death of choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist (b. 1897)   

1954  On February - 12 dziga Vertov, [Kaufman], Russian dir (3 Songs of Lenin), dies at 58   

1955  On this day in history tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71   

1957  Johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Martha og Maria), dies at 82 on February - 12.   

1958  Marcel Cachin, 1st communist French senator, dies at 88 on February - 12.   

1960  On this day in history bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71   

1965  Henry Kulky, actor (Otto-Life of Riley), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history johanna EFG Tourniaire, actress (Potasch & Perlemoer), dies at 80   

1970  On February - 12 andre Souris, composer, dies at 79   

1971  On February - 12 george Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86   

1973  Benjamin Frankel, composer, dies at 67 on February - 12.   

1976  On this day in history james Clifton Williams, composer (Sinfonians), dies at 52   

1979  On February - 12 jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84   

1980  Floyd Taliaferro Alderson, actor (Crossing Trails), dies on February - 12.   

1981  Jean Dixon, actress (Joy of Livng, You Only Live Once), dies on February - 12.   

1982  Cornelis Rijnsdorp, Dutch writer (Culprit), dies at 87 on February - 12.   

1983  Eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 100 on February - 12.   

1984  Julio Cort zar, Argentina writer (Final del Juego), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1985  Nicholas Colssanto, actor (Coach-Cheers), dies at 61 on February - 12.   

1986  On February - 12 guy Douglas Hamilton Warrack, composer, dies at 86   

1987  Lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip-Rescue 8), dies at 55 on February - 12.   

1989  On this day in history mauritius Balfoort, French/Flemish director, dies at 83   

1991  On February - 12 edward A Blatt, director (Between 2 Worlds), dies at 88   

1992  Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, boxing champ (Olympic-gold-1928), dies on February - 12.   

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1074  On February - 12 birth of conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on February - 12.   

1218  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen was born on this day in history.   

1474  On February - 12 birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on this day in history.   

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on February - 12.   

1585  On this day in history birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy