Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12

1861  Death of Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793) on August - 12.   

1864  Death of Sakuma Shōzan, Japanese reformer (b. 1811) on August - 12.   

1865  On this day in history william Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies   

1877  James Drummond, historical painter, dies on this day in history.   

1883  Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies on this day in history.   

1885  Georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65 on August - 12.   

1891  On August - 12 james Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat, dies   

1896  Death of Thomas Chamberlain, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg on August - 12.   

1900  On August - 12 james E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42   

1901  On this day in history death of adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (b. 1832)   

1911  On this day in history jozef Israels, painter, dies   

1914  John Philip Holland, submarine designer, dies on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 12 death of anna Held, Polish-born actress and singer (b. 1872)   

1922  Arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies on this day in history.   

1928  On August - 12 death of leoÅ¡ Janáček, Czech composer (b. 1854)   

1934  Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history death of friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (b. 1851)   

1938  Ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1941  Bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 12 georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76   

1944  Death of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history death of harry Brearley, English inventor (b. 1871)   

1952  Death of David Bergelson, Yiddish language writer (b. 1884) on August - 12.   

1955  On this day in history thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

1959  On this day in history death of mike O'Neill, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1877)   

1964  Ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 12 pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81   

1969  On August - 12 dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72   

1973  John Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies on this day in history.   

1976  On August - 12 thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies   

1982  On August - 12 helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80   

1983  Henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies on August - 12.   

1985  Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies   

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on August - 12.   

1592  On August - 12 birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On August - 12 birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.   

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer