Famous Deaths In July - 12

1918  Death of Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (b. 1864) on July - 12.   

1926  Charles Wood, composer, dies at 40 on July - 12.   

1929  Robert Henri, US painter (The Eight), dies at 63 on July - 12.   

1933  On this day in history willem H Drucker, lawyer, dies at 45   

1934  On this day in history death of ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor and industrialist (b. 1877)   

1935  Alfred Dreyfus, French officier (Dreyfus Affair), dies on this day in history.   

1945  On July - 12 death of boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician (b. 1871)   

1947  On July - 12 death of jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)   

1949  On this day in history death of douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland (b. 1860)   

1950  On this day in history death of elsie de Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (b. 1865)   

1953  Joseph Jongen, Belgian composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1956  Maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80 on July - 12.   

1961  On this day in history death of mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879)   

1962  Death of Roger Wolfe Kahn, American band leader (b. 1907) on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history william Solomon, S Africa cricketer (Test 1898-99), dies   

1966  On this day in history d T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar, dies in Tokyo Japan at 96   

1971  Death of Yvon Robert, French Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1914) on July - 12.   

1973  Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66 on this day in history.   

1976  On July - 12 ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72   

1977  On this day in history ed Holmes, actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66   

1979  On July - 12 kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69   

1980  On July - 12 john W Davis, Pres (WV State college), dies at 92   

1981  On this day in history ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73   

1982  Kenneth More, Brit actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67 on July - 12.   

1983  Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1988  Joshua Logan, Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy on July - 12.   

1990  Richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71 on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history albert Pierrepont, last British executioner (433 men/17 women), dies   

1993  On this day in history gusti Huber, Mother of Bibi Besch, dies of heart failure at 78   

1994  David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1995  Alan David Marks, pianist/composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history andrew Rodger Waterson, scholar Naturalist, dies at 84   

1997  Death of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian musician (b. 1959) on July - 12.   

1998  Death of Serge Lemoyne, French Canadian artist (b. 1941) on July - 12.   

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1394  On July - 12 birth of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)   

1644  On this day in history birth of arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)   

1675  On this day in history birth of evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer   

1730  Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood) was born on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history birth of christian Danner, composer   

1794  On this day in history birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist   

1801  John Hill Hewitt, composer was born on July - 12.   

1802  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer was born on July - 12.