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 this day in history.  

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

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

1550  Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 on April - 12.  

1555  On this day in history johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75  

1605  On April - 12 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.  

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1687  On this day in history death of ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer  

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

1704  John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

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

1782  On this day in history death of metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698)  

1788  On this day in history carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56  

1795  On April - 12 rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80  

1797  Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71 on April - 12.  

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  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 April - 12.  

1864  On this day in history 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 this day in history alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62  

1898  Death of Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820) on April - 12.  

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

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  On April - 12 birth of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)  

1500  Joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist was born on this day in history.  

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

1550  On April - 12 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 April - 12.  

1626  On April - 12 birth of paul Hainlein, composer