Famous Deaths Happened In April - 12
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
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 April - 12.
0434 Death of Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople on this day in history.
1125 Death of Vladislaus I of Bohemia on April - 12.
1443 On this day in history death of henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury
1550 Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 on this day in history.
1555 On April - 12 johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75
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)
1687 Death of Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer on April - 12.
1690 On April - 12 miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71
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 Death of Metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698) on April - 12.
1788 On April - 12 carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56
1795 Rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1797 Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71 on April - 12.
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 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1896 Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1898 Death of Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820) on this day in history.
1902 Death of Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842) on this day in history.
1909 Hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1910 On this day in history william G Sumner, US sociologist/politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69
1912 Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90 on this day in history.
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