Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 12

1907  On May - 12 j K Huysmans, writer, dies at 59   

1908  Melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1916  Death of James Connolly, Irish socialist (b. 1868) on this day in history.   

1921  On May - 12 emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies   

1924  On May - 12 charles Henri Marechal, composer, dies at 82   

1925  On May - 12 alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71   

1930  Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Dutch SDAP leader, dies at 70 on May - 12.   

1931  Eugene Ysaye, composer, dies at 72 on May - 12.   

1932  Death of Lindbergh baby, found dead on May - 12.   

1935  On this day in history josef Pilsudski, Polish dictator (1926-35), dies   

1943  Albert Stoessel, composer, dies at 48 on May - 12.   

1944  Arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80 on May - 12.   

1948  Isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55 on May - 12.   

1951  Oscar DePriest, (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 80 on May - 12.   

1956  Hendrik P Marchant, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87 on May - 12.   

1957  Erich von Stroheim, Austrian/US actor (Grand Illusion), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1960  On May - 12 cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer, dies at 70   

1962  Dick Calkins, co-author (Buck Rogers), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1963  On May - 12 stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer, dies at 69   

1965  On May - 12 roger Vailland, French playwright (La Truite), dies at 57   

1966  Death of Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (b. 1896) on May - 12.   

1967  Julius Kalas, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1970  Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78 on May - 12.   

1971  On May - 12 j M Taylor, cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies   

1973  Frances Marion, screenwriter (Pollyanna, Camille), dies at 85 on May - 12.   

1980  On May - 12 lillian Roth, actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies   

1981  On this day in history benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies   

1982  On May - 12 humphrey Searle, writer (20th Century counterpoint), dies at 66   

1984  On May - 12 doris May, actress (Peck's Bad Boy), dies at 81 of heart failure   

1985  Jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor, dies on this day in history.   

1986  Elisabeth Bergner, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1987  Victor Feldman, pianist/drummer, dies at 53 on May - 12.   

1989  On May - 12 joe Valdez Caballero, creator of hard taco, shell, dies at 81   

1990  Death of Chen Kenmin, Japanese chef (b. 1912) on May - 12.   

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1401  Emperor Shōkō (d. 1428) was born on May - 12.   

1496  Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560) was born on May - 12.   

1590  Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621) was born on May - 12.   

1622  On May - 12 birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)   

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on May - 12.   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 12.   

1670  On this day in history birth of august II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children)   

1670  Frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733) was born on May - 12.