Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 12

1928  Salvador Diaz Miron, Mexicans poet, dies on this day in history.   

1930  Dyce Willcocks, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of Canadian cricket), dies on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history rené de Clerq, Flemish poet/writer (Book of Love), dies   

1936  On this day in history isidore Weiss, French world checker champion, dies   

1937  On this day in history death of mikhail Tukhachevsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1893)   

1942  Walter Leigh, composer, dies at 36 on June - 12.   

1946  Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, dies on June - 12.   

1947  On June - 12 jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70   

1952  Michael von Faulhaber, Cardinal/archbishop of Munich, dies at 83 on June - 12.   

1957  James F "Jimmy" Dorsey, US orchestra leader, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1962  John N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Epic March), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1963  Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (Cape Matapan, WW II), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1966  Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74 on June - 12.   

1968  Fidelio Friedrich Finke, composer, dies at 76 on June - 12.   

1969  On this day in history death of alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (b. 1899)   

1972  On this day in history edmund Wilson, US writer (To the Finland station), dies at 79   

1978  On June - 12 death of guo Moruo, Chinese writer (b. 1892)   

1980  On June - 12 milburn Stone, actor (Doc-Gunsmoke), dies at 75   

1982  Death of Karl von Frisch, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

1983  On June - 12 norma Shearer, actress (Escape, Romeo & Juliet), dies at 82   

1986  On June - 12 antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist, dies at 76   

1988  On June - 12 marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer, dies at 87   

1989  Peter Conrad Baden, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1990  Terence O'Neil, lord/PM of Ulster (1963-69), dies on June - 12.   

1992  Edward Fleming, Danish director (Lille Spejl), dies on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher leader (1950-94), dies at 92   

1995  On June - 12 arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pianist, dies at 75   

1996  On June - 12 ilona Ference, actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night), dies at 78   

1997  Death of Bulat Okudzhava, Russian writer and musician (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

2000  On this day in history death of p.L.Deshpande, Marathi writer (b. 1919)   

2002  Death of Bill Blass, American fashion designer (b. 1922) on June - 12.   

2003  On this day in history death of gregory Peck, American actor (b. 1916)   

2005  On June - 12 death of scott Young, Canadian sportswriter, novelist, and journalist (b. 1918)   

2006  On this day in history death of györgy Ligeti, Hungarian composer (b. 1923)   

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1107  On June - 12 birth of emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187)   

1468  On June - 12 birth of juan del Encina, composer   

1519  On June - 12 birth of cosmos de Medici, art patron (Accademia del Disegno)   

1519  Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574) was born on June - 12.   

1526  Marc-Antoine de Muret, composer was born on June - 12.   

1577  On June - 12 birth of paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)   

1599  Jan W van Brederode, governor (Hertogenbosch)/fieldmarshal was born on June - 12.   

1659  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719) was born on June - 12.