Famous Deaths In October - 12

1982  Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1983  Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history death of sir Anthony Berry, British politician (bombing victim) (b. 1925)  

1985  Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1987  On October - 12 alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100  

1988  Ken Murray, actor (Bill & Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1989  Franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1990  Max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies on October - 12.  

1991  On October - 12 aline MacMahon, US actress (Backdoor to Heaven), dies at 92  

1992  Alexander Pola, [Abraham Polak], actor/writer (Farce Major), dies on this day in history.  

1993  Leon Ames, actor (Father of the Bride), dies at 91 of stroke on October - 12.  

1994  On this day in history death of gérald Godin, Québécois poet and politician (b. 1938)  

1995  On this day in history eleanor Aller, cellist, dies at 78  

1996  On October - 12 david Gilroy Bevan, politician, dies at 86  

1997  John Denver, country star (Country Boy), dies in plain crash at 53 on October - 12.  

1998  On October - 12 death of mario Beaulieu, French Canadian politician (b. 1930)  

1999  Death of Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (b. 1936) on this day in history.  

2001  On October - 12 death of quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, British politician (b. 1907)  

2002  On this day in history death of ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (b. 1916)  

2003  Death of Jim Cairns, Australian politician (b. 1914) on October - 12.  

2005  Death of C. Delores Tucker, American politician and civil rights activist (b. 1927) on this day in history.  

2006  Death of Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian film director (b. 1919) on October - 12.  

2007  Death of Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect (b. 1934) on this day in history.  

2008  Death of Karl Chircop, Maltese politician (b. 1965) on this day in history.  

2009  Death of Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (b. 1974) on October - 12.  

2010  On October - 12 death of woody Peoples, American football player (b. 1943)  

2018  On October - 12 death of pik Botha, South African politician  

2019  On this day in history death of sara Danius, Swedish writer and academic  

2019  On this day in history death of hevrin Khalaf, Syrian politician and activist  

2019  On this day in history death of yoshihisa Yoshikawa, Japanese sport shooter  

2020  On October - 12 death of litokwa Tomeing, 4th President of the Marshall Islands  

2023  On this day in history death of mir Shamsuddin Adib-Soltani , 92, Iranian philosopher and translator.  

2023  Death of Peter Antoine , 79, German football player ( Bayern Munich ) and manager ( Mjällby , Assyriska FF ), pneumonia on this day in history.  

2023  Death of Michael Cooper , 71, Jamaican musician ( Inner Circle , Third World ), cancer on October - 12.  

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.  

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on this day in history.  

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on October - 12.  

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on this day in history.  

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on this day in history.  

1558  On October - 12 birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)  

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.  

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on October - 12.