People who died on August 12 107
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Jænberht
d. 792
Jænberht, archbishop of Canterbury
Louis II of Italy
d. 875 (b. 825)
Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 825)
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Li Gu (Later Zhou)
d. 960 (b. 903)
Li Gu, chancellor of Later Zhou (b. 903)
Li Jing (Southern Tang)
d. 961 (b. 916)
Yuan Zong, emperor of Southern Tang (b. 916)
Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia
d. 1222
Vladislaus III, duke of Bohemia
Charles Martel of Anjou
d. 1295 (b. 1271)
Charles Martel of Anjou (d. 1295)
Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick
d. 1315
Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman
Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1319 (b. 1274)
Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1319)
Prince Moriyoshi
d. 1335 (b. 1308)
Prince Moriyoshi, Japanese shogun (b. 1308)
Yongle Emperor
d. 1424 (b. 1360)
Yongle, emperor of the Ming Empire (b. 1360)
Pope Sixtus IV
d. 1484 (b. 1414)
Sixtus IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1414)
Francisco de Vitoria
d. 1546 (b. 1492)
Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theologian (b. 1492)
Thomas Smith (diplomat)
d. 1577 (b. 1513)
Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (b. 1513)
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Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder
d. 1588 (b. 1543)
Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder, Italian-English composer (b. 1543)
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
d. 1602 (b. 1551)
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Mughal vizier and historian (b. 1551)
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Giovanni Gabrieli
d. 1612 (b. 1557)
Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1557)
Johannes Althusius
d. 1638 (b. 1557)
Johannes Althusius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1557)
Philippe de Champaigne
d. 1674 (b. 1602)
Philippe de Champaigne, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1602)
Pope Innocent XI
d. 1689 (b. 1611)
Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)
Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
d. 1778 (b. 1714)
Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (b. 1714)
Mikhail Kamensky
d. 1809 (b. 1738)
Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)
Étienne Louis Geoffroy
d. 1810 (b. 1725)
Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
d. 1822 (b. 1769)
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (b. 1769)
William Blake
d. 1827 (b. 1757)
William Blake, English poet and painter (b. 1757)
Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie
d. 1829 (b. 1760)
Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (b. 1760)
George Stephenson
d. 1848 (b. 1781)
George Stephenson, English engineer and academic (b. 1781)
Albert Gallatin
d. 1849 (b. 1761)
Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)
John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune
d. 1851 (b. 1801)
John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune, British lawyer and activist (b. 1801)
Eliphalet Remington
d. 1861 (b. 1793)
Eliphalet Remington, American inventor and businessman, founded Remington Arms (b. 1793)
Sakuma Shōzan
d. 1864 (b. 1811)
Sakuma Shōzan, Japanese scholar and politician (b. 1811)
William Jackson Hooker
d. 1865 (b. 1785)
William Jackson Hooker, English botanist and academic (b. 1785)
James Russell Lowell
d. 1891 (b. 1819)
James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (b. 1819)
Thomas Chamberlain (soldier)
d. 1896 (b. 1841)
Thomas Chamberlain, American colonel (b. 1841)
Wilhelm Steinitz
d. 1900 (b. 1836)
Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player and theoretician (b. 1836)
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
d. 1901 (b. 1832)
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish botanist, geologist, mineralogist, and explorer (b. 1832)
William Renshaw
d. 1904 (b. 1861)
William Renshaw, English tennis player (b. 1861)
John Philip Holland
d. 1914 (b. 1840)
John Philip Holland, Irish engineer, designed the HMS Holland 1 (b. 1840)
William Thompson (archer)
d. 1918 (b. 1848)
William Thompson, American archer (b. 1848)
Pyotr Boborykin
d. 1921 (b. 1836)
Pyotr Boborykin, Russian playwright and journalist (b. 1836)
Arthur Griffith
d. 1922 (b. 1871)
Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (b. 1871)
Sándor Bródy (writer)
d. 1924 (b. 1863)
Sándor Bródy, Hungarian journalist and author (b. 1863)
Leoš Janáček
d. 1928 (b. 1854)
Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and educator (b. 1854)
Hendrik Petrus Berlage
d. 1934 (b. 1856)
Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Dutch architect, designed the Beurs van Berlage (b. 1856)
Friedrich Schottky
d. 1935 (b. 1851)
Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician and academic (b. 1851)
Nikolai Triik
d. 1940 (b. 1884)
Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1884)
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
d. 1941 (b. 1866)
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English cricketer and politician, 13th Governor General of Canada (d. 1941)
Bobby Peel
d. 1941 (b. 1857)
Bobby Peel, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1857)
Vittorio Sella
d. 1943 (b. 1859)
Vittorio Sella, Italian mountaineer and photographer (d. 1943)
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
d. 1944 (b. 1915)
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)
David Bergelson
d. 1952 (b. 1884)
David Bergelson, Ukrainian author and playwright (b. 1884)
Thomas Mann
d. 1955 (b. 1875)
Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
James B. Sumner
d. 1955 (b. 1887)
James B. Sumner, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
Mike O'Neill (baseball)
d. 1959 (b. 1877)
Mike O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1959)
Ian Fleming
d. 1964 (b. 1908)
Ian Fleming, English spy, journalist, and author (b. 1908)
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Artur Alliksaar
d. 1966 (b. 1923)
Artur Alliksaar, Estonian poet and author (b. 1923)
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Esther Forbes
d. 1967 (b. 1891)
Esther Forbes, American historian and author (b. 1891)
Walter Rudolf Hess
d. 1973 (b. 1881)
Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
Karl Ziegler
d. 1973 (b. 1898)
Karl Ziegler, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
John Williams (motorcyclist)
d. 1978 (b. 1946)
John Williams, English motorcycle racer (b. 1946)
Ernst Boris Chain
d. 1979 (b. 1906)
Ernst Boris Chain, German-Irish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
Henry Fonda
d. 1982 (b. 1905)
Henry Fonda, American actor (b. 1905)
Salvador Sánchez
d. 1982 (b. 1959)
Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer (b. 1959)
Theodor Burchardi
d. 1983 (b. 1892)
Theodor Burchardi, German admiral (b. 1892)
Kyu Sakamoto
d. 1985 (b. 1941)
Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
Manfred Winkelhock
d. 1985 (b. 1951)
Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (d. 1985)
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Evaline Ness
d. 1986 (b. 1911)
Evaline Ness, American author and illustrator (b. 1911)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
d. 1988 (b. 1960)
Jean-Michel Basquiat, American painter (b. 1960)
William Shockley
d. 1989 (b. 1910)
William Shockley, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
Dorothy Mackaill
d. 1990 (b. 1903)
Dorothy Mackaill, English-American actress (b. 1903)
John Cage
d. 1992 (b. 1912)
John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992)
Victor Ambartsumian
d. 1996 (b. 1908)
Victor Ambartsumian, Georgian-Armenian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (d. 1996)
Mark Gruenwald
d. 1996 (b. 1953)
Mark Gruenwald, American author and illustrator (b. 1953)
Jack Delano
d. 1997 (b. 1914)
Jack Delano, American photographer and composer (b. 1914)
Jean Drapeau
d. 1999 (b. 1916)
Jean Drapeau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1916)
Gennady Lyachin
d. 2000 (b. 1955)
Gennady Lyachin, Russian captain (b. 1955)
Loretta Young
d. 2000 (b. 1913)
Loretta Young, American actress (b. 1913)
Enos Slaughter
d. 2002 (b. 1916)
Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (b. 1916)
Godfrey Hounsfield
d. 2004 (b. 1919)
Godfrey Hounsfield, English biophysicist and engineer Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
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John Loder (sound engineer)
d. 2005 (b. 1946)
John Loder, English sound engineer and producer, founded Southern Studios (b. 1946)
Merv Griffin
d. 2007 (b. 1925)
Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune (b. 1925)
Mike Wieringo
d. 2007 (b. 1963)
Mike Wieringo, American author and illustrator (b. 1963)
Christie Allen
d. 2008 (b. 1954)
Christie Allen, English-Australian singer (b. 1954)
Les Paul
d. 2009 (b. 1915)
Les Paul, American musician (b. 1915)
Isaac Bonewits
d. 2010 (b. 1949)
Isaac Bonewits, American singer-songwriter, liturgist, and author (d. 2010)
Guido de Marco
d. 2010 (b. 1931)
Guido de Marco, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th President of Malta (b. 1931)
Richie Hayward
d. 2010 (b. 1946)
Richie Hayward, American drummer and songwriter (b. 1946)
André Kim
d. 2010 (b. 1935)
André Kim, South Korean fashion designer (b. 1935)
Robert Robinson (broadcaster)
d. 2011 (b. 1927)
Robert Robinson, English journalist and author (b. 1927)
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Jimmy Carr (American football)
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Jimmy Carr, American football player and coach (b. 1933)
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Jerry Grant
d. 2012 (b. 1935)
Jerry Grant, American race car driver (b. 1935)
Joe Kubert
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Joe Kubert, American author and illustrator, founded The Kubert School (d. 2012)
Édgar Morales Pérez
d. 2012
Édgar Morales Pérez, Mexican engineer and politician
Alf Morris
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Alf Morris, English politician and activist (b. 1928)
Tereza de Arriaga
d. 2013 (b. 1915)
Tereza de Arriaga, Portuguese painter (b. 1915)
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Hans-Ekkehard Bob
d. 2013 (b. 1917)
Hans-Ekkehard Bob, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
Pauline Maier
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Pauline Maier, American historian and academic (b. 1938)
David McLetchie
d. 2013 (b. 1952)
David McLetchie, Scottish lawyer and politician (b. 1952)
Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov, Russian ecologist and journalist (b. 1930)
Lauren Bacall
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Lauren Bacall, American actress (d. 2014)
Futatsuryū Jun'ichi
d. 2014 (b. 1950)
Futatsuryū Jun'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1950)
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Kongō Masahiro
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1948)
Jaakko Hintikka
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and academic (b. 1929)
Stephen Lewis (actor)
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Stephen Lewis, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)
Meshulim Feish Lowy
d. 2015 (b. 1921)
Meshulim Feish Lowy, Hungarian-Canadian rabbi and author (b. 1921)
John Scott (organist)
d. 2015 (b. 1956)
John Scott, English organist and conductor (b. 1956)
Bryan Murray (ice hockey)
d. 2017 (b. 1942)
Bryan Murray, Canadian ice hockey coach (b. 1942)
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