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 April - 12 julius I, pope (337-52), dies  

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

1125  On this day in history death of vladislaus I of Bohemia  

1443  On April - 12 death of henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1550  On April - 12 claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53  

1555  Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 on April - 12.  

1605  Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1690  On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71  

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

1748  On April - 12 william Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies  

1760  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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  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 April - 12.  

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  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  On April - 12 alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62  

1898  On this day in history death of elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820)  

1902  On April - 12 death of marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842)  

1909  On April - 12 hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79  

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 April - 12.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1626  Paul Hainlein, composer was born on April - 12.