Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
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 ShÅzan, 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¡ JanáÄek, 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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