Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 12

1858  On October - 12 ando Hiroshige, Japanese painter, dies at 61   

1860  Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1864  Roger Taney, 5th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1836-64), dies at 87 on October - 12.   

1865  On October - 12 william Vincent Wallace, composer, dies at 53   

1870  On October - 12 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  On this day in history death of christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (b. 1817)   

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

1915  On October - 12 death of edith L Cavell, British nurse, executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II)   

1922  Daisy M C Baers, Flemish philosophy/theory, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

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

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

1929  On this day in history max Ettlinger, German philosopher/theorist, dies at 52   

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

1938  Hugh Massie, cricketer (9 Tests for Australia 1881-85, capt), dies on October - 12.   

1940  Tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history death of jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida   

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

1947  On October - 12 nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42   

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

1951  On this day in history simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet, dies in captivity at 62   

1954  Death of George Welch, American pilot (b. 1918) on October - 12.   

1958  Ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63   

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

1964  On October - 12 j Howard Frazer, USTA pres, dies in office   

1966  Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74 on October - 12.   

1967  On October - 12 nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72   

1969  On October - 12 serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies   

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

1971  On October - 12 dean G Acheson, US foreign minister (1949-53), dies at 78   

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 October - 12.   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on October - 12.   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on October - 12.   

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on October - 12.   

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  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on October - 12.