People who died on February 12 96
Benedict of Aniane
d. 821 (b. 747)
Benedict of Aniane, French monk and saint (b. 747)
Henjō
d. 890 (b. 816)
Henjō, Japanese priest and poet (b. 816)
Antony II of Constantinople
d. 901
Antony II, patriarch of Constantinople
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Empress Li (Liu Shouguang)
d. 914
Li, empress of Yan
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Wulfhelm
d. 941
Wulfhelm, Archbishop of Canterbury
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Emperor Daozong of Liao
d. 1101 (b. 1032)
Dao Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (d. 1101)
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Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg
d. 1247 (b. 1185)
Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg, ruler (b. 1185)
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Amadeus of the Amidei
d. 1266
Amadeus of the Amidei, Italian saint
Catherine of Navarre
d. 1517 (b. 1468)
Catherine of Navarre (b. 1468)
Albrecht Altdorfer
d. 1538 (b. 1480)
Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, engraver, and architect (b. 1480)
Lord Guildford Dudley
d. 1554 (b. 1536)
Lord Guildford Dudley, English son of Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland (b. 1536)
Lady Jane Grey
d. 1554 (b. 1537)
Lady Jane Grey, de facto monarch of England and Ireland for nine days (b. 1537)
Nicholas Throckmorton
d. 1571 (b. 1515)
Nicholas Throckmorton, English politician and diplomat (b. 1515)
François Hotman
d. 1590 (b. 1524)
François Hotman, French lawyer and jurist (d. 1590)
Edward Denny (soldier)
d. 1600 (b. 1547)
Edward Denny, Knight Banneret of Bishop's Stortford, English soldier, privateer and adventurer (b. 1547)
Jodocus Hondius
d. 1612 (b. 1563)
Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartographer (b. 1563)
George Heriot
d. 1624 (b. 1563)
George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith (d. 1624)
Jahandar Shah
d. 1713 (b. 1664)
Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1664)
Agostino Steffani
d. 1728 (b. 1654)
Agostino Steffani, Italian composer and diplomat (d. 1728)
Pierre de Marivaux
d. 1763 (b. 1688)
Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (b. 1688)
Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden
d. 1771 (b. 1710)
Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (b. 1710)
Ethan Allen
d. 1789 (b. 1738)
Ethan Allen, American farmer, general, and politician (b. 1738)
Lazzaro Spallanzani
d. 1799 (b. 1729)
Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist and physiologist (b. 1729)
Immanuel Kant
d. 1804 (b. 1724)
Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1804)
Friedrich Schleiermacher
d. 1834 (b. 1768)
Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher and scholar (b. 1768)
Randolph Caldecott
d. 1886 (b. 1846)
Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
Hans von Bülow
d. 1894 (b. 1830)
Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)
Ambroise Thomas
d. 1896 (b. 1811)
Ambroise Thomas, French composer (d. 1896)
Gerhard Armauer Hansen
d. 1912 (b. 1841)
Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (d. 1912)
Émile Waldteufel
d. 1915 (b. 1837)
Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
Richard Dedekind
d. 1916 (b. 1831)
Richard Dedekind, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1916)
Lillie Langtry
d. 1929 (b. 1853)
Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)
Samad bey Mehmandarov
d. 1931 (b. 1855)
Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (b. 1855)
Auguste Escoffier
d. 1935 (b. 1846)
Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (b. 1846)
Eugene Esmonde
d. 1942 (b. 1909)
Eugene Esmonde, Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1909)
Avraham Stern
d. 1942 (b. 1907)
Avraham Stern, Polish-Israeli militant leader (b. 1907)
Grant Wood
d. 1942 (b. 1891)
Grant Wood, American painter and academic (d. 1942)
Moses Gomberg
d. 1947 (b. 1866)
Moses Gomberg, Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (b. 1866)
Hassan al-Banna
d. 1949 (b. 1906)
Hassan al-Banna, Egyptian educator, founded the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)
Dziga Vertov
d. 1954 (b. 1896)
Dziga Vertov, Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
Douglas Hartree
d. 1958 (b. 1897)
Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1897)
Oskar Anderson
d. 1960 (b. 1887)
Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (d. 1960)
Clare Turlay Newberry
d. 1970 (b. 1903)
Clare Turlay Newberry, American author and illustrator (d. 1970)
James Cash Penney
d. 1971 (b. 1875)
James Cash Penney, American businessman and philanthropist, founded J. C. Penney (d. 1971)
Sal Mineo
d. 1976 (b. 1939)
Sal Mineo, American actor (b. 1939)
Herman Dooyeweerd
d. 1977 (b. 1894)
Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher and scholar (b. 1894)
Jean Renoir
d. 1979 (b. 1894)
Jean Renoir, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)
Muriel Rukeyser
d. 1980 (b. 1913)
Muriel Rukeyser, American poet and activist (b. 1913)
Victor Jory
d. 1982 (b. 1902)
Victor Jory, Canadian-American actor (b. 1902)
Eubie Blake
d. 1983 (b. 1887)
Eubie Blake, American pianist and composer (b. 1887)
Anna Anderson
d. 1984 (b. 1896)
Anna Anderson, Polish-American woman, who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1896)
Julio Cortázar
d. 1984 (b. 1914)
Julio Cortázar, Belgian-Argentinian author and translator (d. 1984)
Nicholas Colasanto
d. 1985 (b. 1924)
Nicholas Colasanto, American actor and director (b. 1924)
Thomas Bernhard
d. 1989 (b. 1931)
Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and author (b. 1931)
Roger Patterson
d. 1991 (b. 1968)
Roger Patterson, American bass player (b. 1968)
Bep van Klaveren
d. 1992 (b. 1907)
Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
Donald Judd
d. 1994 (b. 1928)
Donald Judd, American sculptor and painter (d. 1994)
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Philip Taylor Kramer
d. 1995 (b. 1952)
Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass player (d. 1995)
Gardner Ackley
d. 1998 (b. 1915)
Gardner Ackley, American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (b. 1915)
Tom Landry
d. 2000 (b. 1924)
Tom Landry, American football player and coach (d. 2000)
Charles M. Schulz
d. 2000 (b. 1922)
Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, created Peanuts (b. 1922)
Kristina Söderbaum
d. 2001 (b. 1912)
Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001)
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John Eriksen
d. 2002 (b. 1957)
John Eriksen, Danish footballer (b. 1957)
Dorothy Stang
d. 2005 (b. 1931)
Dorothy Stang, American-Brazilian nun and missionary (b. 1931)
Peggy Gilbert
d. 2007 (b. 1905)
Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
David Groh
d. 2008 (b. 1939)
David Groh, American actor (b. 1939)
Colgan Air Flight 3407
d. 2009 (b. 1942)
victims of Colgan Air Flight 3407:
Alison Des Forges, American historian and activist (b. 1942)
Beverly Eckert, American activist (b. 1951)
Mat Mathews, Dutch accordion player (b. 1924)
Coleman Mellett, American guitarist (b. 1974)
Gerry Niewood, American saxophonist (b. 1943)
Nodar Kumaritashvili
d. 2010 (b. 1988)
Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (b. 1988)
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Peter Alexander (Austrian performer)
d. 2011 (b. 1926)
Peter Alexander, Austrian singer and actor (b. 1926)
Betty Garrett
d. 2011 (b. 1919)
Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2011)
Kenneth Mars
d. 2011 (b. 1935)
Kenneth Mars, American actor and comedian (d. 2011)
Zina Bethune
d. 2012 (b. 1945)
Zina Bethune, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2012)
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Denis Flannery
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Denis Flannery, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1928)
David Kelly (actor)
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
David Kelly, Irish actor (d. 2012)
John Severin
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
John Severin, American illustrator (b. 1921)
Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
d. 2013 (b. 1941)
Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1941)
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Reginald Turnill
d. 2013 (b. 1915)
Reginald Turnill, English journalist and author (b. 1915)
Hennadiy Udovenko
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
Hennadiy Udovenko, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, 2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ukraine (b. 1931)
Sid Caesar
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Sid Caesar, American comic actor and writer (d. 2014)
John Pickstone
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
John Pickstone, English historian and author (b. 1944)
Movita Castaneda
d. 2015 (b. 1916)
Movita Castaneda, American actress and singer (b. 1916)
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Malaysian cleric and politician, 12th Menteri Besar of Kelantan (b. 1931)
Gary Owens
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Gary Owens, American radio host and voice actor (b. 1934)
Steve Strange
d. 2015 (b. 1959)
Steve Strange, Welsh singer (b. 1959)
Dominique D'Onofrio
d. 2016 (b. 1953)
Dominique D'Onofrio, Italian-Belgian footballer and coach (b. 1953)
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Yannis Kalaitzis
d. 2016 (b. 1945)
Yannis Kalaitzis, Greek cartoonist (b. 1945)
Johnny Lattner
d. 2016 (b. 1932)
Johnny Lattner, American football player and coach (b. 1932)
Yan Su
d. 2016 (b. 1930)
Yan Su, Chinese general and composer (b. 1930)
Al Jarreau
d. 2017 (b. 1940)
Al Jarreau, American singer (b. 1940)
Anna Marguerite McCann
d. 2017 (b. 1933)
Anna Marguerite McCann, first female American underwater archaeologist (d. 2017)
Ren Xinmin
d. 2017 (b. 1915)
Ren Xinmin, Chinese rocket scientist (b. 1915)
Alison Des Forges
d. ?
Beverly Eckert
d. ?
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Mat Mathews
d. ?
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Coleman Mellett
d. ?
Gerry Niewood
d. ?