Famous Deaths Happened In May - 12
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
0912 On May - 12 leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45
1003 Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on this day in history.
1012 Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on May - 12.
1382 On this day in history johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies
1465 On this day in history death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea
1634 On this day in history george Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies
1641 On May - 12 death of thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48
1649 On this day in history death of isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered
1684 On this day in history death of edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest
1699 Death of Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. 1626) on May - 12.
1708 On this day in history death of adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)
1737 Cornelis van Alkemade, historian, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1748 On May - 12 death of thomas Lowndes, English astronomer (b. 1692)
1759 Death of Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. 1700) on this day in history.
1784 On this day in history death of abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist (b. 1710)
1792 Death of Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (b. 1710) on May - 12.
1796 On this day in history johann P Uz, German poet (Theodicee), dies at 75
1801 Death of Nicholas Repnin, Russian statesman (b. 1734) on this day in history.
1811 Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1814 On May - 12 robert Treat Paine, US judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 83
1825 On May - 12 elias Mann, composer, dies at 75
1843 On this day in history johann Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 74
1845 August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet/interpreter/critic, dies at 77 on May - 12.
1852 John Richardson, Canadian writer (War of 1812), dies on this day in history.
1856 On this day in history death of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786)
1860 On May - 12 death of charles Barry, English architect (b. 1795)
1861 Christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1864 On May - 12 abner Monroe Perrin, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 37
1867 Death of Friedrich William Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist (b. 1795) on this day in history.
1871 Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer, dies at 89 on May - 12.
1876 Henri A Esquiros, French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63 on this day in history.
1884 Bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Czech composer (2 Widows), dies at 60 on May - 12.
1896 On May - 12 juan Morel Campos, composer, dies at 38
1897 Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright, dies at 53 on May - 12.
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