Famous Birthdays In April - 12

1827  Edward Mollenhauer, composer was born on April - 12.  

1831  On April - 12 birth of constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor  

1831  George Burgwyn Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1831  Grenville Mellen Dodge, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

1838  John Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician was born on this day in history.  

1839  On April - 12 birth of victorin de Joncieres, composer  

1840  Edmond Audran, composer was born on April - 12.  

1848  José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican poet (d. 1880) was born on April - 12.  

1851  On this day in history birth of emil Liebling, composer  

1852  On this day in history birth of [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician  

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1856  William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen) was born on this day in history.  

1863  On this day in history birth of raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding School)  

1868  Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese naval commander (d. 1918) was born on April - 12.  

1869  On this day in history birth of henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer  

1871  Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general/dictator (1936-41) was born on April - 12.  

1878  Richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist was born on April - 12.  

1879  On this day in history birth of frederick G Melcher, US, publisher/editor/founded children book week  

1883  Imogen Cunningham, photographer (1965 ASMP award) was born on this day in history.  

1883  On April - 12 birth of dally Messenger, Australian rugby league footballer (d. 1959)  

1884  On this day in history birth of otto Meyerhof, Germany, psychologist/biochemist (Nobel-1922)  

1884  On this day in history birth of tenby Davies, Welsh world champion runner (d. 1932)  

1887  Harold Lockwood, American actor (d. 1918) was born on April - 12.  

1888  On this day in history birth of heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet musician (d. 1964)  

1892  Johnny Dodds, early jazz clarinettist was born on April - 12.  

1894  Francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese general/president (1951-58) was born on April - 12.  

1898  On April - 12 birth of grantley H Adams, president of Barbados  

1898  Lily Pons, American soprano (d. 1976) was born on this day in history.  

1901  On April - 12 birth of lowell Stockman, American representative (d. 1962)  

1902  On April - 12 birth of louis J M Beel, premier of Netherland (1946-48, 58-59)  

1903  Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist/UN advisor (Nobel 1969) was born on April - 12.  

1904  On April - 12 birth of harald James Penrose, pilot  

1907  On April - 12 birth of felix de Weldon, Austrian-born sculptor (d. 2003)  

1907  Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (d. 1979) was born on this day in history.  

1908  On April - 12 birth of carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia  

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0045  Death of Gnaeus Pompeius, the Younger, Roman general on this day in history.  

0065  Death of Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist on April - 12.  

0238  On this day in history death of gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle)  

0352  Julius I, pope (337-52), dies on this day in history.  

0434  On this day in history death of archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople  

1125  Death of Vladislaus I of Bohemia on April - 12.  

1443  On April - 12 death of henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1550  Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 on April - 12.