Famous Deaths In September - 12

1836  Grabbe, writer, dies at 34 on September - 12.  

1870  Death of Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American author (b. 1836) on September - 12.  

1871  Karl Collan, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history death of françois Guizot, French historian and statesman (b. 1787)  

1877  On this day in history julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64  

1878  On this day in history friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83  

1879  On September - 12 peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49  

1912  On this day in history death of pierre-Hector Cardinal Coullie, Cardinal-Archbishop of Lyon  

1913  Major R B Stewart, cricketer (scored 4 & 9 in S Afr's 1st Test), dies on September - 12.  

1917  On September - 12 eric Lundie, cricketer (WWI Test S Africa v England 1914), dies  

1918  Death of George Reid, fourth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1845) on September - 12.  

1919  On September - 12 leonid N Andrejev, Russ journalist/writer (Seven Hangs), dies at 48  

1923  On September - 12 death of jules Violle, French physicist and inventor (b. 1841)  

1927  On this day in history walther Amelung, German archaeologist, dies at 61  

1929  Death of Rainis, Latvian poet and playwright (b. 1865) on this day in history.  

1934  Catherine Kunstantino Breshkovsky, mother of Russian revolution, dies on this day in history.  

1936  Hermann Hirt, German linguist (Indo-European Grammar), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1947  Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 on September - 12.  

1953  Frederick Kuys, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1898), dies on this day in history.  

1955  Gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary (La Gazette), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1956  On September - 12 death of hans Carossa, German writer (b. 1878)  

1961  Death of Carl Hermann, German physicist (b. 1898) on September - 12.  

1963  On this day in history ben Sealey, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1933), dies  

1968  Death of Tommy Armour, Scottish golfer (b. 1894) on this day in history.  

1971  On September - 12 lin Piau, Chinese minister of Defense, dies at 63  

1972  William Boyd, cowboy (Hopalong Cassidy), dies at 77 on September - 12.  

1973  On this day in history eduard Flipse, Dutch conductor/composer, dies at 77  

1977  On this day in history robert Lowell, US poet/pacifist (Near the Ocean), dies at 60)  

1978  On this day in history frank Ferguson, actor (Wagons West, Dynamite, My Gal Sal), dies at 69  

1979  On September - 12 denis Smith, cricketer (England left-handed batsman 1935), dies  

1980  On September - 12 lillian Randolph, actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65  

1981  Death of Eugenio Montale, Italian poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896) on September - 12.  

1982  Kommer Kleijn, Dutch actor/director (Paul Vlaanderen), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1986  Frank Nelson, actor (Ralph-I Love Lucy, Jack Benny Show), dies at 75 on September - 12.  

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1492  Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (d. 1519) was born on this day in history.  

1494  On September - 12 birth of francois I of Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1515-47)  

1494  King Francis I of France (d. 1547) was born on September - 12.  

1559  On this day in history birth of lodovico Cardi da Cigoli, Italian painter/architect  

1575  On September - 12 birth of henry Hudson, England, navigator/explorer (Hudson River)  

1605  William Dugdale, English antiquarian (d. 1686) was born on September - 12.  

1655  On this day in history birth of sebastien de Brossard, composer  

1688  Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1731) was born on September - 12.