Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12
Saturday, 22 March 2025
1861 Death of Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793) on this day in history.
1864 Death of Sakuma ShÅzan, Japanese reformer (b. 1811) on August - 12.
1865 William Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies on this day in history.
1877 On this day in history james Drummond, historical painter, dies
1883 Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies on this day in history.
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 Death of Thomas Chamberlain, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg on this day in history.
1900 James E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42 on this day in history.
1901 Death of Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (b. 1832) on this day in history.
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 On August - 12 arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies
1928 On August - 12 death of leoÅ¡ JanáÄek, Czech composer (b. 1854)
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 On this day in history ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74
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 Death of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915) on this day in history.
1948 On August - 12 death of harry Brearley, English inventor (b. 1871)
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 August - 12.
1959 On this day in history death of mike O'Neill, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1877)
1964 On this day in history ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56
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 On this day in history 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 August - 12.
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 this day in history.
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