People who died on April 12 93
Gordian I
d. 238 (b. 159)
Gordian I, Roman emperor (b. 159)
Gordian II
d. 238 (b. 192)
Gordian II, Roman emperor (b. 192)
Pope Julius I
d. 352
Julius I, pope of the Catholic Church
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Maximianus of Constantinople
d. 434
Maximianus, archbishop of Constantinople
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Eudokia Baïana
d. 901
Eudokia Baïana, Byzantine empress and wife of Leo VI
Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia
d. 1125 (b. 1065)
Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (b. 1065)
Charles VII of Sweden
d. 1167
Charles VII, king of Sweden (b. c. 1130)
Vsevolod the Big Nest
d. 1212 (b. 1154)
Vsevolod the Big Nest, Grand Prince of Vladimir (b. 1154)
Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre
d. 1256
Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre, regent of Navarre (b. c. 1217)
Henry Chichele
d. 1443 (b. 1364)
Henry Chichele, English archbishop (b. 1364)
Leonhard of Gorizia
d. 1500 (b. 1440)
Leonhard of Gorizia, Count of Gorz (b. 1440)
Joanna la Beltraneja
d. 1530 (b. 1462)
Joanna La Beltraneja, Princess of Castile (b. 1462)
Claude, Duke of Guise
d. 1550 (b. 1496)
Claude, Duke of Guise (b. 1496)
Joanna of Castile
d. 1555 (b. 1479)
Joanna of Castile (b. 1479)
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Richard Bennett (Governor)
d. 1675 (b. 1609)
Richard Bennett, English-American politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)
Nicola Amati
d. 1684 (b. 1596)
Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (d. 1684)
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Ambrose Dixon
d. 1687 (b. 1619)
Ambrose Dixon, English-American soldier (b. 1619)
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
d. 1704 (b. 1627)
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (d. 1704)
William Kent
d. 1748 (b. 1685)
William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (b. 1685)
Metastasio
d. 1782 (b. 1698)
Metastasio, Italian-Austrian poet and composer (b. 1698)
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Carlo Antonio Campioni
d. 1788 (b. 1719)
Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (b. 1719)
Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée
d. 1795 (b. 1710)
Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)
Charles Burney
d. 1814 (b. 1726)
Charles Burney, English composer and historian (b. 1726)
Charles Messier
d. 1817 (b. 1730)
Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic (d. 1817)
Adoniram Judson
d. 1850 (b. 1788)
Adoniram Judson, American missionary and lexicographer (d. 1850)
Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood
d. 1866 (b. 1801)
Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded the town of Fleetwood (d. 1866)
Nikolaos Mantzaros
d. 1872 (b. 1795)
Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer and theorist (b. 1795)
William M. Tweed
d. 1878 (b. 1823)
William M. Tweed, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
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Richard Taylor (general)
d. 1879 (b. 1826)
Richard Taylor, American general (b. 1826)
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau
d. 1898 (b. 1820)
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1820)
Marie Alfred Cornu
d. 1902 (b. 1842)
Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist and academic (b. 1842)
Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya
d. 1906 (b. 1836)
Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)
Clara Barton
d. 1912 (b. 1821)
Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)
Adelbert Ames
d. 1933 (b. 1835)
Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
d. 1937 (b. 1852)
Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
Feodor Chaliapin
d. 1938 (b. 1873)
Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
Viktor Puskar
d. 1943 (b. 1889)
Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (d. 1943)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d. 1945 (b. 1882)
Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
Lionel Logue
d. 1953 (b. 1880)
Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (b. 1880)
Ron Flockhart (racing driver)
d. 1962 (b. 1923)
Ron Flockhart, Scottish race car driver (d. 1962)
Sydney Allard
d. 1966 (b. 1910)
Sydney Allard, English race car driver, founded the Allard Company (d. 1966)
Heinrich Nordhoff
d. 1968 (b. 1899)
Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (b. 1899)
Ed Lafitte
d. 1971 (b. 1886)
Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and dentist (b. 1886)
Arthur Freed
d. 1973 (b. 1894)
Arthur Freed, American composer and producer (d. 1973)
Josephine Baker
d. 1975 (b. 1906)
Josephine Baker, French actress, singer, and dancer; French Resistance operative (d. 1975)
Philip K. Wrigley
d. 1977 (b. 1894)
Philip K. Wrigley, American businessman, co-founded Lincoln Park Gun Club (b. 1894)
William R. Tolbert, Jr.
d. 1980 (b. 1913)
William R. Tolbert, Jr., Liberian politician, 20th President of Liberia (d. 1980)
Prince Yasuhiko Asaka
d. 1981 (b. 1887)
Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (b. 1887)
Joe Louis
d. 1981 (b. 1914)
Joe Louis, American boxer, wrestler, and actor (d. 1981)
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Carl Morton
d. 1983 (b. 1944)
Carl Morton, American baseball player (b. 1944)
Edwin T. Layton
d. 1984 (b. 1903)
Edwin T. Layton, American admiral and cryptanalyst (b. 1903)
Valentin Kataev
d. 1986 (b. 1897)
Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1897)
Colette Deréal
d. 1988 (b. 1927)
Colette Deréal, French singer and actress (b. 1927)
Alan Paton
d. 1988 (b. 1903)
Alan Paton, South African historian and author (b. 1903)
Abbie Hoffman
d. 1989 (b. 1936)
Abbie Hoffman, American activist, co-founded Youth International Party (b. 1936)
Sugar Ray Robinson
d. 1989 (b. 1921)
Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (d. 1989)
Ilario Bandini
d. 1992 (b. 1911)
Ilario Bandini, Italian businessman and race car driver (d. 1992)
George Wald
d. 1997 (b. 1906)
George Wald, American neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
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Robert Ford (poet)
d. 1998 (b. 1915)
Robert Ford, Canadian poet and diplomat (b. 1915)
Boxcar Willie
d. 1999 (b. 1931)
Boxcar Willie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
Harvey Ball
d. 2001 (b. 1921)
Harvey Ball, American illustrator, created the Smiley (d. 2001)
George Shevelov
d. 2002 (b. 1908)
George Shevelov, Ukrainian-American linguist and philologist (b. 1908)
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Moran Campbell
d. 2004 (b. 1925)
Moran Campbell, Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (b. 1925)
William Sloane Coffin
d. 2006 (b. 1924)
William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (d. 2006)
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Kevin Crease
d. 2007 (b. 1936)
Kevin Crease, Australian journalist (b. 1936)
Cecilia Colledge
d. 2008 (b. 1920)
Cecilia Colledge, English-American figure skater and coach (b. 1920)
Patrick Hillery
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (d. 2008)
Jerry Zucker (businessman)
d. 2008 (b. 1949)
Jerry Zucker, Israeli-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1949)
Michel Chartrand
d. 2010 (b. 1916)
Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader (b. 1916)
Werner Schroeter
d. 2010 (b. 1945)
Werner Schroeter, German director and screenwriter (b. 1945)
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Karim Fakhrawi
d. 2011 (b. 1962)
Karim Fakhrawi, Bahraini journalist, co-founded Al-Wasat (b. 1962)
Mohit Chattopadhyay
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Mohit Chattopadhyay, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1934)
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Rodgers Grant
d. 2012 (b. 1935)
Rodgers Grant, American pianist and composer (b. 1935)
Robert Byrne (chess player)
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Robert Byrne, American chess player and author (d. 2013)
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Johnny du Plooy
d. 2013 (b. 1964)
Johnny du Plooy, South African boxer (d. 2013)
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Michael France
d. 2013 (b. 1962)
Michael France, American screenwriter (b. 1962)
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Brennan Manning
d. 2013 (b. 1934)
Brennan Manning, American priest and author (b. 1934)
Annamária Szalai
d. 2013 (b. 1961)
Annamária Szalai, Hungarian journalist, economist, and politician (d. 2013)
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William Y. Thompson
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
William Y. Thompson, American historian and author (b. 1922)
Ya'akov Yosef
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Ya'akov Yosef, Israeli rabbi and politician (b. 1946)
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Pierre Autin-Grenier
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Pierre Autin-Grenier, French author and poet (b. 1947)
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Pierre-Henri Menthéour
d. 2014 (b. 1960)
Pierre-Henri Menthéour, French cyclist (b. 1960)
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Maurício Alves Peruchi
d. 2014 (b. 1990)
Maurício Alves Peruchi, Brazilian footballer (b. 1990)
Hal Smith (catcher)
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Hal Smith, American baseball player and coach (b. 1931)
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Billy Standridge
d. 2014 (b. 1953)
Billy Standridge, American race car driver (b. 1953)
Paulo Brossard
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Paulo Brossard, Brazilian jurist and politician (b. 1924)
Patrice Dominguez
d. 2015 (b. 1950)
Patrice Dominguez, Algerian-French tennis player and trainer (b. 1950)
Alfred Eick
d. 2015 (b. 1916)
Alfred Eick, German commander (b. 1916)
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André Mba Obame
d. 2015 (b. 1957)
André Mba Obame, Gabonese politician (b. 1957)
Anne Jackson
d. 2016 (b. 1925)
Anne Jackson, American actress (d. 2016)
Mohammad Al Gaz
d. 2016 (b. 1930)
Mohammad Al Gaz Emirati politician & diplomat (b. 1930)
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Charlie Murphy
d. 2017 (b. 1959)
Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian (d. 2017)
Gnaeus Pompeius (son of Pompey the Great)
d. ?
Gnaeus Pompeius, Roman general and politician (b. 75 BC)