Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12

1861  On this day in history death of eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793)   

1864  On this day in history death of sakuma Shōzan, Japanese reformer (b. 1811)   

1865  William Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies on this day in history.   

1877  James Drummond, historical painter, dies on August - 12.   

1883  On this day in history last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies   

1885  Georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65 on August - 12.   

1891  James Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat, dies on this day in history.   

1896  Death of Thomas Chamberlain, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg on this day in history.   

1900  James E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42 on August - 12.   

1901  On this day in history death of adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (b. 1832)   

1911  On August - 12 jozef Israels, painter, dies   

1914  John Philip Holland, submarine designer, dies on August - 12.   

1918  On August - 12 death of anna Held, Polish-born actress and singer (b. 1872)   

1922  Arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies on this day in history.   

1928  On August - 12 death of leoÅ¡ Janáček, Czech composer (b. 1854)   

1934  Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1935  On August - 12 death of friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (b. 1851)   

1938  Ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74 on August - 12.   

1941  Bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies on August - 12.   

1943  Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76 on August - 12.   

1944  On this day in history death of joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915)   

1948  Death of Harry Brearley, English inventor (b. 1871) on August - 12.   

1952  On this day in history death of david Bergelson, Yiddish language writer (b. 1884)   

1955  Thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1959  Death of Mike O'Neill, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1877) on this day in history.   

1964  Ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56 on August - 12.   

1968  Pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81 on August - 12.   

1969  On August - 12 dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72   

1973  On August - 12 john Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies   

1976  On this day in history thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies   

1982  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1983  On August - 12 henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies   

1985  On August - 12 marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86   

1988  On August - 12 jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies   

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on August - 12.   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.   

1644  On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer