Famous Deaths In April - 12

1914  On this day in history josef Nesvera, composer, dies at 71  

1922  Frantisek Ondricek, composer, dies at 64 on April - 12.  

1938  On April - 12 feodor Chaliapine, Russian author (Man & Mark), dies at 65  

1942  Johannes E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 80 on April - 12.  

1945  On April - 12 franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945), dies at 63  

1946  On April - 12 death of august Borms, Flemish nazi collaborator, executed at 67  

1947  Christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies on April - 12.  

1951  On April - 12 harold Vincent Milligan, composer, dies at 62  

1954  Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89 on April - 12.  

1959  On April - 12 ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60  

1961  On this day in history nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer, dies at 50  

1962  On April - 12 death of sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, Indian politician and engineer (b. 1861)  

1965  Linda Darnell, US actress (Dakota Incident), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1966  On April - 12 death of sumokil, president of Republic South Moluccas, executed  

1968  On April - 12 death of heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer and Volkswagen director (b. 1899)  

1971  Death of Ed Lafitte, American baseball player (b. 1871) on this day in history.  

1972  C W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1974  Carl Jaffe, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1975  Josephine Baker, US/French revue artist (Folies-Bergere), dies at 68 on April - 12.  

1976  Paul Ford, actor (Phil Silvers Show), dies at 74 on April - 12.  

1977  Philip K Wrigley, baseball owner (Chicago Cubs), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1980  Stanley De Silva, cricketer (motor bike Sri Lanka '79 World Cup), dies on this day in history.  

1981  On April - 12 hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78  

1983  Death of Carl Morton, American baseball player (b. 1944) on April - 12.  

1984  Ruth Taylor, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1986  Death of Valentin Kataev, Russian writer (b. 1897) on this day in history.  

1987  Ewan Calague, economist/statistician (Social Security) dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history alan Stewart Paton, writer, dies  

1989  On April - 12 abbie Hoffman, yippie peace activist of the 60's, dies at 52  

1990  Henry Kendrick, dies on this day in history.  

1991  On April - 12 james Schuyler, US poet (Pulitzer 1980), dies  

1992  Joe Medwick, vocalist, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1993  Isaac Rojas, vp of Argentina (1955-58), dies on April - 12.  

1994  On April - 12 harry la Fontaine, Danish/US resistance fighter/producer, dies at 81  

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0812  Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835) was born on April - 12.  

1484  On April - 12 birth of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)  

1500  Joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist was born on April - 12.  

1526  On this day in history birth of muretus, French humanist (d. 1585)  

1550  Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.  

1577  Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) was born on April - 12.  

1579  On April - 12 birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France  

1626  On April - 12 birth of paul Hainlein, composer