Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12

1861  Death of Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793) on this day in history.   

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  On August - 12 james Drummond, historical painter, dies   

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 this day in history 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  On August - 12 james E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42   

1901  On August - 12 death of adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (b. 1832)   

1911  Jozef Israels, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 12 john Philip Holland, submarine designer, dies   

1918  On this day in history death of anna Held, Polish-born actress and singer (b. 1872)   

1922  On August - 12 arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies   

1928  Death of LeoÅ¡ Janáček, Czech composer (b. 1854) on this day in history.   

1934  Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78 on August - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

1943  Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 August - 12.   

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  On this day in history ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56   

1968  On this day in history pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81   

1969  Dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1983  On this day in history henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies   

1985  Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1988  Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies on August - 12.   

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

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 August - 12.   

1604  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1629  On August - 12 birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

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