Famous Deaths In July - 12

1918  Death of Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

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

1929  On this day in history robert Henri, US painter (The Eight), dies at 63   

1933  On July - 12 willem H Drucker, lawyer, dies at 45   

1934  Death of Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor and industrialist (b. 1877) on July - 12.   

1935  On July - 12 alfred Dreyfus, French officier (Dreyfus Affair), dies   

1945  Death of Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician (b. 1871) on July - 12.   

1947  Death of Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902) on this day in history.   

1949  Death of Douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

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

1953  On July - 12 joseph Jongen, Belgian composer, dies at 79   

1956  On July - 12 maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80   

1961  Death of Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879) on July - 12.   

1962  On July - 12 death of roger Wolfe Kahn, American band leader (b. 1907)   

1964  On July - 12 william Solomon, S Africa cricketer (Test 1898-99), dies   

1966  D T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar, dies in Tokyo Japan at 96 on July - 12.   

1971  On this day in history death of yvon Robert, French Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1914)   

1973  On July - 12 lon Chaney Jr, actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66   

1976  Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72 on July - 12.   

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

1979  Kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1980  John W Davis, Pres (WV State college), dies at 92 on July - 12.   

1981  Ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73 on July - 12.   

1982  On this day in history kenneth More, Brit actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67   

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

1988  On July - 12 joshua Logan, Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy   

1990  On this day in history richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71   

1992  On July - 12 albert Pierrepont, last British executioner (433 men/17 women), dies   

1993  Gusti Huber, Mother of Bibi Besch, dies of heart failure at 78 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history david Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy, dies at 56   

1995  On July - 12 alan David Marks, pianist/composer, dies at 49   

1996  On July - 12 andrew Rodger Waterson, scholar Naturalist, dies at 84   

1997  On July - 12 death of israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian musician (b. 1959)   

1998  On July - 12 death of serge Lemoyne, French Canadian artist (b. 1941)   

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1394  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on July - 12.   

1644  On July - 12 birth of arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)   

1675  Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1730  On July - 12 birth of josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood)   

1757  Christian Danner, composer was born on July - 12.   

1794  On July - 12 birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist   

1801  On this day in history birth of john Hill Hewitt, composer   

1802  On this day in history birth of charles-Louis Hanssens, composer