Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12

1861  Death of Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793) on this day in history.   

1864  Death of Sakuma Shōzan, 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  On August - 12 last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies   

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

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

1928  On August - 12 death of leoÅ¡ Janáček, Czech composer (b. 1854)   

1934  On August - 12 hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78   

1935  On August - 12 death of friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (b. 1851)   

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  Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1944  On August - 12 death of joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915)   

1948  On August - 12 death of harry Brearley, English inventor (b. 1871)   

1952  On this day in history death of david Bergelson, Yiddish language writer (b. 1884)   

1955  On August - 12 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 this day in history.   

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

1973  On August - 12 john Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies   

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

1982  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies   

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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1503  On this day in history birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  On this day in history birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on August - 12.   

1604  On August - 12 birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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