Famous Deaths In April - 12

1914  Josef Nesvera, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1922  Frantisek Ondricek, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1938  Feodor Chaliapine, Russian author (Man & Mark), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history johannes E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 80  

1945  Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history death of august Borms, Flemish nazi collaborator, executed at 67  

1947  On this day in history christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies  

1951  On April - 12 harold Vincent Milligan, composer, dies at 62  

1954  Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60  

1961  On April - 12 nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer, dies at 50  

1962  Death of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, Indian politician and engineer (b. 1861) on this day in history.  

1965  On April - 12 linda Darnell, US actress (Dakota Incident), dies at 43  

1966  On this day in history death of sumokil, president of Republic South Moluccas, executed  

1968  On this day in history death of heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer and Volkswagen director (b. 1899)  

1971  On this day in history death of ed Lafitte, American baseball player (b. 1871)  

1972  C W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57 on April - 12.  

1974  On April - 12 carl Jaffe, dies at 72  

1975  Josephine Baker, US/French revue artist (Folies-Bergere), dies at 68 on April - 12.  

1976  On April - 12 paul Ford, actor (Phil Silvers Show), dies at 74  

1977  On April - 12 philip K Wrigley, baseball owner (Chicago Cubs), dies at 82  

1980  On April - 12 stanley De Silva, cricketer (motor bike Sri Lanka '79 World Cup), dies  

1981  On April - 12 hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78  

1983  On this day in history death of carl Morton, American baseball player (b. 1944)  

1984  On April - 12 ruth Taylor, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 76  

1986  Death of Valentin Kataev, Russian writer (b. 1897) on April - 12.  

1987  Ewan Calague, economist/statistician (Social Security) dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1988  On April - 12 alan Stewart Paton, writer, dies  

1989  Abbie Hoffman, yippie peace activist of the 60's, dies at 52 on April - 12.  

1990  Henry Kendrick, dies on this day in history.  

1991  James Schuyler, US poet (Pulitzer 1980), dies on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history joe Medwick, vocalist, dies at 61  

1993  Isaac Rojas, vp of Argentina (1955-58), dies on this day in history.  

1994  On April - 12 harry la Fontaine, Danish/US resistance fighter/producer, dies at 81  

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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  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  On April - 12 birth of christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)  

1579  On this day in history birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France  

1626  On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer