Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 12

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

1860  On this day in history henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, dies at 73   

1864  Roger Taney, 5th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1836-64), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history william Vincent Wallace, composer, dies at 53   

1870  Robert E Lee, General of Confederate Army, dies at 63 on October - 12.   

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

1896  On October - 12 death of christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (b. 1817)   

1898  Death of Calvin Fairbank, American abolitionist minister (b. 1816) on October - 12.   

1915  Death of Edith L Cavell, British nurse, executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history daisy M C Baers, Flemish philosophy/theory, dies at 33   

1923  On October - 12 a P "Bunny" Lucas, cricketer (five Tests for England 1879-82), dies   

1924  On this day in history anatole France, writer, dies at 80   

1929  Max Ettlinger, German philosopher/theorist, dies at 52 on October - 12.   

1936  On this day in history b L T Bosanquet, cricketer (1st great googly bowler, England), dies   

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

1940  On October - 12 tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60   

1945  Death of Jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida on this day in history.   

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

1947  Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 on October - 12.   

1948  On October - 12 alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80   

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

1954  On this day in history death of george Welch, American pilot (b. 1918)   

1958  On October - 12 ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30   

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

1960  Death of Inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61 on October - 12.   

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

1966  Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1969  Serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history death of mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet (b. 1930)   

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

1974  Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1977  Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1979  Celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on this day in history.   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on this day in history.   

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

1537  On October - 12 birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

1558  On October - 12 birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)   

1558  On October - 12 birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.