Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 12

1858  Ando Hiroshige, Japanese painter, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1860  Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, dies at 73 on October - 12.   

1864  On October - 12 roger Taney, 5th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1836-64), dies at 87   

1865  William Vincent Wallace, composer, dies at 53 on October - 12.   

1870  On this day in history robert E Lee, General of Confederate Army, dies at 63   

1875  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. 1827)   

1896  Death of Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (b. 1817) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history death of calvin Fairbank, American abolitionist minister (b. 1816)   

1915  Death of Edith L Cavell, British nurse, executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II) on October - 12.   

1922  On October - 12 daisy M C Baers, Flemish philosophy/theory, dies at 33   

1923  A P "Bunny" Lucas, cricketer (five Tests for England 1879-82), dies on this day in history.   

1924  On October - 12 anatole France, writer, dies at 80   

1929  Max Ettlinger, German philosopher/theorist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1936  B L T Bosanquet, cricketer (1st great googly bowler, England), dies on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history hugh Massie, cricketer (9 Tests for Australia 1881-85, capt), dies   

1940  On this day in history tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60   

1945  On October - 12 death of jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida   

1946  Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China), dies on October - 12.   

1947  Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80   

1951  Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet, dies in captivity at 62 on this day in history.   

1954  Death of George Welch, American pilot (b. 1918) on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30   

1959  On October - 12 arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63   

1960  On this day in history death of inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61   

1964  J Howard Frazer, USTA pres, dies in office on October - 12.   

1966  On October - 12 arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74   

1967  Nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1969  Serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies on October - 12.   

1970  On October - 12 death of mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet (b. 1930)   

1971  Dean G Acheson, US foreign minister (1949-53), dies at 78 on October - 12.   

1974  On October - 12 joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74   

1977  Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81 on October - 12.   

1979  Celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82 on October - 12.   

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1008  On October - 12 birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  On this day in history birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  On this day in history birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

1490  On this day in history birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  On this day in history birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

1558  On this day in history birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)   

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on October - 12.   

1576  On this day in history birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)