Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 12

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

1908  On May - 12 melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69   

1916  Death of James Connolly, Irish socialist (b. 1868) on May - 12.   

1921  Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies on this day in history.   

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

1925  Alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history pieter Jelles Troelstra, Dutch SDAP leader, dies at 70   

1931  On May - 12 eugene Ysaye, composer, dies at 72   

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

1935  On May - 12 josef Pilsudski, Polish dictator (1926-35), dies   

1943  On this day in history albert Stoessel, composer, dies at 48   

1944  Arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55   

1951  On this day in history oscar DePriest, (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 80   

1956  Hendrik P Marchant, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1957  On May - 12 erich von Stroheim, Austrian/US actor (Grand Illusion), dies at 71   

1960  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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  Roger Vailland, French playwright (La Truite), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1967  On this day in history julius Kalas, composer, dies at 64   

1970  Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history j M Taylor, cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies   

1973  On May - 12 frances Marion, screenwriter (Pollyanna, Camille), dies at 85   

1980  Lillian Roth, actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies on May - 12.   

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

1982  On this day in history humphrey Searle, writer (20th Century counterpoint), dies at 66   

1984  Doris May, actress (Peck's Bad Boy), dies at 81 of heart failure on this day in history.   

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

1986  Elisabeth Bergner, dies at 85 on May - 12.   

1987  Victor Feldman, pianist/drummer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history joe Valdez Caballero, creator of hard taco, shell, dies at 81   

1990  Death of Chen Kenmin, Japanese chef (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

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1401  On May - 12 birth of emperor Shōkō (d. 1428)   

1496  On this day in history birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)   

1590  Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698) was born on May - 12.   

1626  On this day in history birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)   

1662  On May - 12 birth of jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized   

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 this day in history.