Famous Deaths In April - 12

0065  On this day in history 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  On April - 12 death of henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury   

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  On this day in history boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies   

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

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

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

1704  On April - 12 john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76   

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

1760  On April - 12 baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64   

1782  Death of Metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698) on this day in history.   

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 April - 12.   

1845  On April - 12 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  On April - 12 thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50   

1872  Death of Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795) on April - 12.   

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 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 April - 12.   

1909  Hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1912  On this day in history clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90   

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

1577  On this day in history birth of christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)   

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

1626  On April - 12 birth of paul Hainlein, composer