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  On August - 12 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  On this day in history georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65   

1891  James Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat, dies on August - 12.   

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

1900  On this day in history james E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42   

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

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

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  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  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 August - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1948  On this day in history death of harry Brearley, English inventor (b. 1871)   

1952  On August - 12 death of david Bergelson, Yiddish language writer (b. 1884)   

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  On August - 12 ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56   

1968  On August - 12 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  On August - 12 thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies   

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

1983  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

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  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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on this day in history.