Famous Deaths In April - 12

0065  Death of Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist on this day in history.  

0238  On April - 12 death of gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle)  

0352  On this day in history julius I, pope (337-52), dies  

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

1125  On this day in history 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  On April - 12 johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75  

1605  On April - 12 boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies  

1675  Death of Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609) on April - 12.  

1687  Death of Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer on April - 12.  

1690  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71 on April - 12.  

1704  On this day in history john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76  

1748  On this day in history william Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies  

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  On this day in history rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 April - 12 death of nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795)  

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

1896  Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history 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 this day in history hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79  

1910  On April - 12 william G Sumner, US sociologist/politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69  

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  On this day in history birth of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)  

1500  On April - 12 birth of joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist  

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

1550  Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.  

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

1579  On this day in history birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France  

1626  Paul Hainlein, composer was born on this day in history.