Famous Deaths In April - 12

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 April - 12 death of archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople  

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

1443  Death of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 12.  

1550  Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1675  On this day in history death of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609)  

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1687  Death of Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer on this day in history.  

1690  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1704  John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 on April - 12.  

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

1760  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64 on April - 12.  

1782  On April - 12 death of metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698)  

1788  On April - 12 carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56  

1795  On April - 12 rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80  

1797  Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71 on April - 12.  

1814  Death of Charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726) on April - 12.  

1817  Charles Messier, "comet ferret" & catalogs famous "M objects,", dies on this day in history.  

1828  Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1845  Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65 on April - 12.  

1850  Death of Adoniram Judson, American Baptist missionary (b. 1788) on this day in history.  

1859  On April - 12 john Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84  

1864  On April - 12 thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50  

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

1878  On April - 12 william M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies  

1896  Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 on April - 12.  

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  Hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79 on April - 12.  

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  Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835) was born on this day in history.  

1484  Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

1500  On this day in history birth of joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist  

1526  Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585) was born on April - 12.  

1550  Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born on April - 12.  

1577  Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

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

1626  On April - 12 birth of paul Hainlein, composer