Famous Deaths In July - 12

1918  Death of Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (b. 1864) on July - 12.  

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

1929  Robert Henri, US painter (The Eight), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

1934  Death of Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor and industrialist (b. 1877) on this day in history.  

1935  Alfred Dreyfus, French officier (Dreyfus Affair), dies on July - 12.  

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

1947  On this day in history death of jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)  

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

1950  On this day in history death of elsie de Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (b. 1865)  

1953  Joseph Jongen, Belgian composer, dies at 79 on July - 12.  

1956  On July - 12 maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80  

1961  Death of Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879) on this day in history.  

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

1964  On July - 12 william Solomon, S Africa cricketer (Test 1898-99), dies  

1966  D T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar, dies in Tokyo Japan at 96 on July - 12.  

1971  Death of Yvon Robert, French Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1914) on July - 12.  

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 July - 12 kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69  

1980  On this day in history john W Davis, Pres (WV State college), dies at 92  

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  Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1988  On July - 12 joshua Logan, Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy  

1990  On this day in history richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71  

1992  On this day in history albert Pierrepont, last British executioner (433 men/17 women), dies  

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

1994  David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy, dies at 56 on July - 12.  

1995  On this day in history alan David Marks, pianist/composer, dies at 49  

1996  On July - 12 andrew Rodger Waterson, scholar Naturalist, dies at 84  

1997  On July - 12 death of israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian musician (b. 1959)  

1998  On this day in history death of serge Lemoyne, French Canadian artist (b. 1941)  

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1394  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)  

1644  Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals) was born on this day in history.  

1675  On July - 12 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 July - 12.  

1794  On this day in history birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist  

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

1802  On July - 12 birth of charles-Louis Hanssens, composer