Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12
Sunday, 06 July 2025
1861 Death of Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793) on this day in history.
1864 On August - 12 death of sakuma ShÅzan, 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 Georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65 on August - 12.
1891 James Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat, dies on this day in history.
1896 Death of Thomas Chamberlain, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history 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 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 Death of LeoÅ¡ JanáÄek, Czech composer (b. 1854) on August - 12.
1934 On this day in history hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78
1935 On this day in history death of friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (b. 1851)
1938 Ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1941 Bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies on August - 12.
1943 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 Ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56 on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81
1969 On this day in history 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 August - 12 helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80
1983 Henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies on August - 12.
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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