Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 12

1907  On this day in history j K Huysmans, writer, dies at 59   

1908  On May - 12 melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69   

1916  Death of James Connolly, Irish socialist (b. 1868) on May - 12.   

1921  On May - 12 emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies   

1924  Charles Henri Marechal, composer, dies at 82 on May - 12.   

1925  On May - 12 alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71   

1930  Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Dutch SDAP leader, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1931  Eugene Ysaye, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1932  On May - 12 death of lindbergh baby, found dead   

1935  On May - 12 josef Pilsudski, Polish dictator (1926-35), dies   

1943  On May - 12 albert Stoessel, composer, dies at 48   

1944  Arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55   

1951  On this day in history oscar DePriest, (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 80   

1956  On this day in history hendrik P Marchant, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87   

1957  On May - 12 erich von Stroheim, Austrian/US actor (Grand Illusion), dies at 71   

1960  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1962  On May - 12 dick Calkins, co-author (Buck Rogers), dies at 67   

1963  On this day in history stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer, dies at 69   

1965  Roger Vailland, French playwright (La Truite), dies at 57 on May - 12.   

1966  Death of Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (b. 1896) on May - 12.   

1967  On this day in history julius Kalas, composer, dies at 64   

1970  On May - 12 leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78   

1971  On this day in history j M Taylor, cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies   

1973  Frances Marion, screenwriter (Pollyanna, Camille), dies at 85 on May - 12.   

1980  Lillian Roth, actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies on May - 12.   

1981  On May - 12 benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies   

1982  Humphrey Searle, writer (20th Century counterpoint), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1984  Doris May, actress (Peck's Bad Boy), dies at 81 of heart failure on May - 12.   

1985  Jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor, dies on May - 12.   

1986  Elisabeth Bergner, dies at 85 on May - 12.   

1987  On May - 12 victor Feldman, pianist/drummer, dies at 53   

1989  Joe Valdez Caballero, creator of hard taco, shell, dies at 81 on May - 12.   

1990  Death of Chen Kenmin, Japanese chef (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

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1401  Emperor Shōkō (d. 1428) was born on May - 12.   

1496  On May - 12 birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)   

1590  On May - 12 birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)   

1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698) was born on May - 12.   

1626  On May - 12 birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 12.   

1670  On this day in history birth of august II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children)   

1670  On May - 12 birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)