Famous Deaths In April - 12

0065  On April - 12 death of seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist  

0238  Death of Gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle) on April - 12.  

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  On April - 12 death of vladislaus I of Bohemia  

1443  Death of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1550  On this day in history claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53  

1555  Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1605  Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on April - 12.  

1675  Death of Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609) on this day in history.  

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1687  On this day in history death of ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer  

1690  On April - 12 miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71  

1704  John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1748  William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies on this day in history.  

1760  On this day in history baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64  

1782  On this day in history death of metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698)  

1788  Carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1795  Rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1797  Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1814  Death of Charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726) on this day in history.  

1817  Charles Messier, "comet ferret" & catalogs famous "M objects,", dies on April - 12.  

1828  On this day in history jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60  

1845  On this day in history henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65  

1850  On April - 12 death of adoniram Judson, American Baptist missionary (b. 1788)  

1859  John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84 on April - 12.  

1864  Thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.  

1872  On this day in history death of nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795)  

1878  William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies on April - 12.  

1896  On this day in history alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62  

1898  On April - 12 death of elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820)  

1902  Death of Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842) on this day in history.  

1909  On April - 12 hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79  

1910  William G Sumner, US sociologist/politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69 on April - 12.  

1912  Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90 on April - 12.  

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0812  On April - 12 birth of muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835)  

1484  Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546) was born on April - 12.  

1500  Joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist was born on this day in history.  

1526  On April - 12 birth of muretus, French humanist (d. 1585)  

1550  On April - 12 birth of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604)  

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

1579  Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France was born on this day in history.  

1626  On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer