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  Death of Sakuma Shōzan, Japanese reformer (b. 1811) on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history william Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies   

1877  On this day in history james Drummond, historical painter, dies   

1883  Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies on August - 12.   

1885  Georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1896  On this day in history 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  Death of Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (b. 1832) on August - 12.   

1911  Jozef Israels, painter, dies on August - 12.   

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

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

1934  On this day in history 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  Bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies on August - 12.   

1943  On August - 12 georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76   

1944  Death of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

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

1959  Death of Mike O'Neill, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1877) on August - 12.   

1964  Ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80   

1983  Henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86 on August - 12.   

1988  Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies on this day in history.   

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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  On August - 12 birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on August - 12.   

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

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on August - 12.   

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

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