Famous Deaths In February - 12

1920  Emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history charles Leslie, cricketer (4 Tests England v Australia 1882-83), dies   

1929  On this day in history freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, Ger para-psychologist, dies at 66   

1931  On this day in history death of samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (b. 1855)   

1933  On this day in history henri Duparc, French composer, dies at 85   

1935  On February - 12 death of auguste Escoffier, French chef (b. 1846)   

1942  Grant Wood, US painter (American Gothic), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history death of ... de Jong, Dutch vicar/resistance fighter, executed   

1947  On this day in history sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72   

1949  On this day in history death of hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)   

1951  On February - 12 death of choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist (b. 1897)   

1954  On this day in history dziga Vertov, [Kaufman], Russian dir (3 Songs of Lenin), dies at 58   

1955  Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1957  On February - 12 johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Martha og Maria), dies at 82   

1958  On February - 12 marcel Cachin, 1st communist French senator, dies at 88   

1960  Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71 on February - 12.   

1965  Henry Kulky, actor (Otto-Life of Riley), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1969  On February - 12 johanna EFG Tourniaire, actress (Potasch & Perlemoer), dies at 80   

1970  On this day in history andre Souris, composer, dies at 79   

1971  George Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1973  Benjamin Frankel, composer, dies at 67 on February - 12.   

1976  James Clifton Williams, composer (Sinfonians), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84   

1980  On February - 12 floyd Taliaferro Alderson, actor (Crossing Trails), dies   

1981  On February - 12 jean Dixon, actress (Joy of Livng, You Only Live Once), dies   

1982  Cornelis Rijnsdorp, Dutch writer (Culprit), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 100   

1984  Julio Cort zar, Argentina writer (Final del Juego), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history nicholas Colssanto, actor (Coach-Cheers), dies at 61   

1986  Guy Douglas Hamilton Warrack, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1987  On February - 12 lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip-Rescue 8), dies at 55   

1989  On February - 12 mauritius Balfoort, French/Flemish director, dies at 83   

1991  On February - 12 edward A Blatt, director (Between 2 Worlds), dies at 88   

1992  Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, boxing champ (Olympic-gold-1928), dies on February - 12.   

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1074  On this day in history birth of conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on February - 12.   

1218  On February - 12 birth of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen was born on this day in history.   

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on February - 12.   

1584  On this day in history birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on this day in history.