Famous Deaths In April - 12

0065  On this day in history death of seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist  

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

0352  Julius I, pope (337-52), dies on April - 12.  

0434  Death of Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople on April - 12.  

1125  On April - 12 death of vladislaus I of Bohemia  

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

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

1675  On April - 12 death of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609)  

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1687  On April - 12 death of ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer  

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 April - 12 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 April - 12.  

1795  On this day in history rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80  

1797  On April - 12 josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71  

1814  On this day in history death of charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726)  

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

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 April - 12.  

1850  On this day in history death of adoniram Judson, American Baptist missionary (b. 1788)  

1859  John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 April - 12.  

1909  On this day in history hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79  

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

1912  On April - 12 clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90  

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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 April - 12.  

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

1550  On this day in history 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  Paul Hainlein, composer was born on April - 12.