Famous Deaths In April - 12

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

0238  On this day in history death of gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle)  

0352  On this day in history julius I, pope (337-52), dies  

0434  On this day in history death of archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople  

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

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

1690  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1704  John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 on April - 12.  

1748  On this day in history 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  Rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80 on April - 12.  

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

1814  Death of Charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726) on this day in history.  

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 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 April - 12.  

1864  On this day in history 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  On April - 12 alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62  

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 April - 12 hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79  

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

1912  Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90 on April - 12.  

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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  On April - 12 birth of joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist  

1526  Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.  

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 April - 12.  

1579  Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France was born on April - 12.  

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