Famous Deaths In August - 12

1861  Death of Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793) on August - 12.   

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  James Drummond, historical painter, dies on August - 12.   

1883  Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies on this day in history.   

1885  On August - 12 georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65   

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 August - 12 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 this day in history.   

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

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 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 this day in history bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies   

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

1944  On August - 12 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  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  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  Dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72 on August - 12.   

1973  John Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies on August - 12.   

1976  Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies on this day in history.   

1982  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on August - 12.   

1983  Henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies on August - 12.   

1985  On August - 12 marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86   

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 August - 12.   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1592  On August - 12 birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

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

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

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1644  On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer