Famous Deaths In February - 12

1920  On February - 12 emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67   

1921  On this day in history charles Leslie, cricketer (4 Tests England v Australia 1882-83), dies   

1929  Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, Ger para-psychologist, dies at 66 on February - 12.   

1931  Death of Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (b. 1855) on February - 12.   

1933  On this day in history henri Duparc, French composer, dies at 85   

1935  On February - 12 death of auguste Escoffier, French chef (b. 1846)   

1942  On this day in history grant Wood, US painter (American Gothic), dies at 49   

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

1947  Sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72 on February - 12.   

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

1951  Death of Choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist (b. 1897) on this day in history.   

1954  Dziga Vertov, [Kaufman], Russian dir (3 Songs of Lenin), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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  On February - 12 marcel Cachin, 1st communist French senator, dies at 88   

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

1965  On this day in history henry Kulky, actor (Otto-Life of Riley), dies at 53   

1969  Johanna EFG Tourniaire, actress (Potasch & Perlemoer), dies at 80 on February - 12.   

1970  Andre Souris, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1973  On February - 12 benjamin Frankel, composer, dies at 67   

1976  James Clifton Williams, composer (Sinfonians), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84   

1980  Floyd Taliaferro Alderson, actor (Crossing Trails), dies on this day in history.   

1981  On February - 12 jean Dixon, actress (Joy of Livng, You Only Live Once), dies   

1982  On February - 12 cornelis Rijnsdorp, Dutch writer (Culprit), dies at 87   

1983  Eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 100 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history julio Cort zar, Argentina writer (Final del Juego), dies at 69   

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  On February - 12 lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip-Rescue 8), dies at 55   

1989  Mauritius Balfoort, French/Flemish director, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1991  Edward A Blatt, director (Between 2 Worlds), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.   

1211  On this day in history birth of henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35)   

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician   

1584  On February - 12 birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on this day in history.