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History Deaths on August 12

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History Deaths on August 12

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DJ Arafat, Ivoirian DJ and singer (b. 1986)

#DJ_Arafat

In 2019

Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English soldier and politician, 56th Governor General of Canada (b. 1866)

#Freeman_Freeman-Thomas,_1st_Marquess_of_Willingdon

In 1941

Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (b. 1513)

#Thomas_Smith_(diplomat)

In 1577

Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 825)

#Louis_II_of_Italy

In 875

Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)

#Thomas_Mann

In 1955

Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1557)

#Giovanni_Gabrieli

In 1612

Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (b. 1871)

#Arthur_Griffith

In 1922

Pauline Maier, American historian and academic (b. 1938)

#Pauline_Maier

In 2013

Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1915)

#Les_Paul

In 2009

Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and academic (b. 1929)

#Jaakko_Hintikka

In 2015

Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)

#Albert_Gallatin

In 1849

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish botanist, geologist, mineralogist, and explorer (b. 1832)

#Adolf_Erik_Nordenskiöld

In 1901

Futatsury? Jun'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1950)

#Futatsury?_Jun'ichi

In 2014

Philippe de Champaigne, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1602)

#Philippe_de_Champaigne

In 1674

Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theologian (b. 1492)

#Francisco_de_Vitoria

In 1546

Eliphalet Remington, American inventor and businessman, founded Remington Arms (b. 1793)

#Eliphalet_Remington

In 1861

Richie Hayward, American drummer and songwriter (b. 1946)

#Richie_Hayward

In 2010

Bobby Peel, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1857)

#Bobby_Peel

In 1941

Yongle, emperor of the Ming Empire (b. 1360)

#Yongle_Emperor

In 1424

John Cage, American composer and theorist (b. 1912)

#John_Cage

In 1992

Sixtus IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1414)

#Pope_Sixtus_IV

In 1484

William Shockley, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

#William_Shockley

In 1989

Isaac Bonewits, American Druid, author, and activist; founded Ár nDraíocht Féin (b. 1949)

#Isaac_Bonewits

In 2010

John Philip Holland, Irish engineer, designed HMS Holland 1 (b. 1840)

#John_Philip_Holland

In 1914

Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician and academic (b. 1851)

#Friedrich_Schottky

In 1935

Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player and theoretician (b. 1836)

#Wilhelm_Steinitz

In 1900

Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (b. 1714)

#Peregrine_Bertie,_3rd_Duke_of_Ancaster_and_Kesteven

In 1778

Dorothy Mackaill, English-American actress (b. 1903)

#Dorothy_Mackaill

In 1990

Jack Delano, American photographer and composer (b. 1914)

#Jack_Delano

In 1997

Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune (b. 1925)

#Merv_Griffin

In 2007

Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (b. 1951)

#Manfred_Winkelhock

In 1985

Sándor Bródy, Hungarian journalist and author (b. 1863)

#Sándor_Bródy_(writer)

In 1924

André Kim, South Korean fashion designer (b. 1935)

#André_Kim

In 2010

Prince Moriyoshi, Japanese sh?gun (b. 1308)

#Prince_Moriyoshi

In 1335

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)

#Joseph_P._Kennedy_Jr.

In 1944

Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (b. 1916)

#Enos_Slaughter

In 2002

Karl Ziegler, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)

#Karl_Ziegler

In 1973

Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)

#Mikhail_Kamensky

In 1809

James B. Sumner, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)

#James_B._Sumner

In 1955

Jean Drapeau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1916)

#Jean_Drapeau

In 1999

Leoš Janá?ek, Czech composer and educator (b. 1854)

#Leoš_Janá?ek

In 1928

Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)

#Pope_Innocent_XI

In 1689

Mark Gruenwald, American author and illustrator (b. 1953)

#Mark_Gruenwald

In 1996

Guido de Marco, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th President of Malta (b. 1931)

#Guido_de_Marco

In 2010

Theodor Burchardi, German admiral (b. 1892)

#Theodor_Burchardi

In 1983

Johannes Althusius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1557)

#Johannes_Althusius

In 1638

Vladislaus III, duke of Bohemia

#Vladislaus_III,_Duke_of_Bohemia

In 1222

Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman

#Guy_de_Beauchamp,_10th_Earl_of_Warwick

In 1315

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (b. 1769)

#Robert_Stewart,_Viscount_Castlereagh

In 1822

Charles Martel, king of Hungary (b. 1271)

#Charles_Martel_of_Anjou

In 1295

George Stephenson, English engineer and academic (b. 1781)

#George_Stephenson

In 1848

David McLetchie, Scottish lawyer and politician (b. 1952)

#David_McLetchie

In 2013

Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Dutch architect, designed the Beurs van Berlage (b. 1856)

#Hendrik_Petrus_Berlage

In 1934

Pyotr Boborykin, Russian playwright and journalist (b. 1836)

#Pyotr_Boborykin

In 1921

Helge Hagerup, Norwegian playwright, poet and novelist (b. 1933)

#Helge_Hagerup

In 2008

Godfrey Hounsfield, English biophysicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)

#Godfrey_Hounsfield

In 2004

Sakuma Sh?zan, Japanese scholar and politician (b. 1811)

#Sakuma_Sh?zan

In 1864

Meshulim Feish Lowy, Hungarian-Canadian rabbi and author (b. 1921)

#Meshulim_Feish_Lowy

In 2015

Rudolf I, duke of Bavaria (b. 1274)

#Rudolf_I,_Duke_of_Bavaria

In 1319

Thomas Chamberlain, American colonel (b. 1841)

#Thomas_Chamberlain_(soldier)

In 1896

William Renshaw, English tennis player (b. 1861)

#William_Renshaw

In 1904

James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (b. 1819)

#James_Russell_Lowell

In 1891

Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1884)

#Nikolai_Triik

In 1940

Joe Kubert, Polish-American illustrator, founded The Kubert School (b. 1926)

#Joe_Kubert

In 2012

William Thompson, American archer (b. 1848)

#William_Thompson_(archer)

In 1918

Loretta Young, American actress (b. 1913)

#Loretta_Young

In 2000

Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer-songwriter (b. 1941)

#Kyu_Sakamoto

In 1985

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Mughal vizier and historian (b. 1551)

#Abu'l-Fazl_ibn_Mubarak

In 1602

Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (b. 1760)

#Charles_Sapinaud_de_La_Rairie

In 1829

William Jackson Hooker, English botanist and academic (b. 1785)

#William_Jackson_Hooker

In 1865

William Blake, English poet and painter (b. 1757)

#William_Blake

In 1827

Bryan Murray, Canadian ice hockey coach (b. 1942)

#Bryan_Murray_(ice_hockey)

In 2017

Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)

#Walter_Rudolf_Hess

In 1973

Yuan Zong, emperor of Southern Tang (b. 916)

#Li_Jing_(Southern_Tang)

In 961

Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)

#Étienne_Louis_Geoffroy

In 1810

Henry Fonda, American actor (b. 1905)

#Henry_Fonda

In 1982

Vittorio Sella, Italian photographer and mountaineer (b. 1859)

#Vittorio_Sella

In 1943

David Bergelson, Ukrainian author and playwright (b. 1884)

#David_Bergelson

In 1952

Lauren Bacall, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1924)

#Lauren_Bacall

In 2014

Juan Pedro de Miguel, Spanish handball player (b. 1958)

In 2016

John Scott, English organist and conductor (b. 1956)

In 2015

Stephen Lewis, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)

In 2015

Kong? Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1948)

In 2014

Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov, Russian ecologist and journalist (b. 1930)

In 2013

Hans-Ekkehard Bob, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)

In 2013

Tereza de Arriaga, Portuguese painter (b. 1915)

In 2013

Alf Morris, English politician and activist (b. 1928)

In 2012

Édgar Morales Pérez, Mexican engineer and politician

In 2012

Jerry Grant, American race car driver (b. 1935)

In 2012

Jimmy Carr, American football player and coach (b. 1933)

In 2012

Robert Robinson, English journalist and author (b. 1927)

In 2011

Christie Allen, English-Australian singer (b. 1954)

In 2008

Mike Wieringo, American author and illustrator (b. 1963)

In 2007

Victoria Gray Adams, American civil rights activist (b. 1926)

In 2006

John Loder, English sound engineer and producer, founded Southern Studios (b. 1946)

In 2005

Gennady Lyachin, Russian captain (b. 1955)

In 2000

Victor Ambartsumian, Georgian-Armenian astrophysicist and academic (b. 1908)

In 1996

Jean-Michel Basquiat, American painter (b. 1960)

In 1988

Evaline Ness, American author and illustrator (b. 1911)

In 1986

Ladi Kwali, Nigerian potter (b. 1925)

In 1984

Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer (b. 1959)

In 1982

Ernst Boris Chain, German-Irish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)

In 1979

John Williams, English motorcycle racer (b. 1946)

In 1978

Esther Forbes, American historian and author (b. 1891)

In 1967

Artur Alliksaar, Estonian poet and author (b. 1923)

In 1966

Ian Fleming, English spy, journalist, and author (b. 1908)

In 1964

Mike O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1877)

In 1959

Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder, Italian-English composer (b. 1543)

In 1588

Demetrius I Starshy, Prince of Trubczewsk (in battle) (b. 1327)

In 1399

Li Gu, chancellor of Later Zhou (b. 903)

In 960

Jænberht, archbishop of Canterbury

In 792

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