Famous Deaths Happened In April - 12

0065  Death of Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist on this day in history.   

0238  Death of Gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle) on this day in history.   

0352  Julius I, pope (337-52), dies on April - 12.   

0434  Death of Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1125  Death of Vladislaus I of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1443  Death of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 12.   

1550  On April - 12 claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53   

1555  On this day in history johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75   

1605  Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on April - 12.   

1675  On April - 12 death of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609)   

1687  On this day in history death of ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer   

1690  On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71   

1704  On April - 12 john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76   

1748  On April - 12 william Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies   

1760  On this day in history baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64   

1782  Death of Metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698) on April - 12.   

1788  On April - 12 carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56   

1795  On this day in history rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80   

1797  Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history death of charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726)   

1817  On April - 12 charles Messier, "comet ferret" & catalogs famous "M objects,", dies   

1828  Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1845  Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1850  Death of Adoniram Judson, American Baptist missionary (b. 1788) on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history john Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84   

1864  On this day in history thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50   

1872  Death of Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795) on this day in history.   

1878  William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies on April - 12.   

1896  On this day in history alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62   

1898  Death of Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820) on April - 12.   

1902  Death of Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842) on this day in history.   

1909  Hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1910  William G Sumner, US sociologist/politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69 on April - 12.   

1912  On this day in history clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90   

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0812  On this day in history birth of muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835)   

1484  Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.   

1500  Joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist was born on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history birth of muretus, French humanist (d. 1585)   

1550  On April - 12 birth of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604)   

1577  Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) was born on April - 12.   

1579  On April - 12 birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France   

1626  Paul Hainlein, composer was born on this day in history.