Famous Deaths In April - 12

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

0238  Death of Gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle) on this day in history.  

0352  Julius I, pope (337-52), dies on this day in history.  

0434  On April - 12 death of archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople  

1125  Death of Vladislaus I of Bohemia on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1748  William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies on April - 12.  

1760  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64 on April - 12.  

1782  On April - 12 death of metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698)  

1788  Carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56 on April - 12.  

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 April - 12 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  Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60 on April - 12.  

1845  On this day in history henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65  

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 this day in history.  

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

1902  On this day in history death of marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842)  

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 this day in history.  

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0812  Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835) was born on April - 12.  

1484  Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

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 April - 12 birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France  

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