Famous Deaths In July - 12

1918  On July - 12 death of dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (b. 1864)   

1926  On this day in history charles Wood, composer, dies at 40   

1929  On July - 12 robert Henri, US painter (The Eight), dies at 63   

1933  Willem H Drucker, lawyer, dies at 45 on July - 12.   

1934  Death of Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor and industrialist (b. 1877) on July - 12.   

1935  On this day in history alfred Dreyfus, French officier (Dreyfus Affair), dies   

1945  Death of Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

1947  Death of Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902) on this day in history.   

1949  On July - 12 death of douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland (b. 1860)   

1950  Death of Elsie de Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1953  On July - 12 joseph Jongen, Belgian composer, dies at 79   

1956  Maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80 on July - 12.   

1961  Death of Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879) on July - 12.   

1962  On July - 12 death of roger Wolfe Kahn, American band leader (b. 1907)   

1964  On this day in history william Solomon, S Africa cricketer (Test 1898-99), dies   

1966  D T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar, dies in Tokyo Japan at 96 on this day in history.   

1971  On July - 12 death of yvon Robert, French Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1914)   

1973  Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72   

1977  Ed Holmes, actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69   

1980  John W Davis, Pres (WV State college), dies at 92 on July - 12.   

1981  On this day in history ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73   

1982  Kenneth More, Brit actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67 on this day in history.   

1983  On July - 12 chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39   

1988  Joshua Logan, Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy on this day in history.   

1990  Richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71 on this day in history.   

1992  Albert Pierrepont, last British executioner (433 men/17 women), dies on July - 12.   

1993  Gusti Huber, Mother of Bibi Besch, dies of heart failure at 78 on July - 12.   

1994  On this day in history david Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy, dies at 56   

1995  Alan David Marks, pianist/composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history andrew Rodger Waterson, scholar Naturalist, dies at 84   

1997  Death of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian musician (b. 1959) on July - 12.   

1998  On July - 12 death of serge Lemoyne, French Canadian artist (b. 1941)   

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1394  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history birth of arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)   

1675  On this day in history birth of evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer   

1730  Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood) was born on July - 12.   

1757  Christian Danner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1794  On July - 12 birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist   

1801  John Hill Hewitt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1802  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer was born on July - 12.