Famous Deaths In April - 12

1914  On April - 12 josef Nesvera, composer, dies at 71  

1922  On this day in history frantisek Ondricek, composer, dies at 64  

1938  Feodor Chaliapine, Russian author (Man & Mark), dies at 65 on April - 12.  

1942  On April - 12 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 April - 12 death of august Borms, Flemish nazi collaborator, executed at 67  

1947  On April - 12 christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies  

1951  Harold Vincent Milligan, composer, dies at 62 on April - 12.  

1954  On April - 12 pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89  

1959  Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60 on April - 12.  

1961  Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer, dies at 50 on April - 12.  

1962  Death of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, Indian politician and engineer (b. 1861) on April - 12.  

1965  Linda Darnell, US actress (Dakota Incident), dies at 43 on April - 12.  

1966  Death of Sumokil, president of Republic South Moluccas, executed on this day in history.  

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

1971  Death of Ed Lafitte, American baseball player (b. 1871) on April - 12.  

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 this day in history paul Ford, actor (Phil Silvers Show), dies at 74  

1977  Philip K Wrigley, baseball owner (Chicago Cubs), dies at 82 on April - 12.  

1980  On this day in history stanley De Silva, cricketer (motor bike Sri Lanka '79 World Cup), dies  

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

1983  Death of Carl Morton, American baseball player (b. 1944) on this day in history.  

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

1986  On this day in history death of valentin Kataev, Russian writer (b. 1897)  

1987  On April - 12 ewan Calague, economist/statistician (Social Security) dies at 90  

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

1989  On this day in history abbie Hoffman, yippie peace activist of the 60's, dies at 52  

1990  Henry Kendrick, dies on this day in history.  

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

1992  Joe Medwick, vocalist, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1993  On April - 12 isaac Rojas, vp of Argentina (1955-58), dies  

1994  On this day in history 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 April - 12.  

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

1500  On this day in history birth of joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist  

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

1550  Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.  

1577  Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) was born on April - 12.  

1579  On April - 12 birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France  

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