Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12

1861  On August - 12 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  On this day in history william Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies   

1877  James Drummond, historical painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

1885  On this day in history georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65   

1891  On August - 12 james Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat, dies   

1896  On August - 12 death of thomas Chamberlain, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg   

1900  James E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1901  Death of Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (b. 1832) on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history jozef Israels, painter, dies   

1914  John Philip Holland, submarine designer, dies on this day in history.   

1918  Death of Anna Held, Polish-born actress and singer (b. 1872) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies   

1928  On this day in history death of leoÅ¡ Janáček, Czech composer (b. 1854)   

1934  On August - 12 hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78   

1935  Death of Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (b. 1851) on this day in history.   

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

1941  On August - 12 bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies   

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  Death of David Bergelson, Yiddish language writer (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

1959  On this day in history death of mike O'Neill, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1877)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1973  John Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies on this day in history.   

1976  Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies on August - 12.   

1982  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on August - 12.   

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

1985  On this day in history marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86   

1988  On this day in history 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 August - 12.   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on August - 12.   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On August - 12 birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  On August - 12 birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

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

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on August - 12.