Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12

1861  On this day in history death of eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793)   

1864  Death of Sakuma Shōzan, Japanese reformer (b. 1811) on this day in history.   

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 August - 12.   

1885  On August - 12 georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65   

1891  James Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat, dies on this day in history.   

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

1900  On this day in history james E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42   

1901  On August - 12 death of adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (b. 1832)   

1911  Jozef Israels, painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

1918  On this day in history death of anna Held, Polish-born actress and singer (b. 1872)   

1922  Arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies on August - 12.   

1928  On this day in history death of leoÅ¡ Janáček, Czech composer (b. 1854)   

1934  On August - 12 hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78   

1935  On August - 12 death of friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (b. 1851)   

1938  Ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74 on August - 12.   

1941  Bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies on August - 12.   

1943  Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76 on August - 12.   

1944  Death of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915) on August - 12.   

1948  Death of Harry Brearley, English inventor (b. 1871) on August - 12.   

1952  On August - 12 death of david Bergelson, Yiddish language writer (b. 1884)   

1955  On August - 12 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  On August - 12 ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56   

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

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

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

1976  On this day in history thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies   

1982  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies   

1985  On August - 12 marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86   

1988  Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies on this day in history.   

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on August - 12.   

1566  On August - 12 birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on this day in history.   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on August - 12.   

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on August - 12.   

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on August - 12.