People who died on June 12 93
Hisham I of Córdoba
d. 796 (b. 757)
Hisham I, Muslim emir (b. 757)
Pope Leo III
d. 816 (b. 750)
Pope Leo III (b. 750)
Æthelflæd
d. 918 (b. 870)
Æthelflæd, Mercian daughter of Alfred the Great (b. 870)
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Lyfing (Archbishop of Canterbury)
d. 1020 (b. 999)
Lyfing, English archbishop (b. 999)
Tedald (bishop of Arezzo)
d. 1036 (b. 990)
Tedald, Italian bishop (b. 990)
Al-Zamakhshari
d. 1144 (b. 1075)
Al-Zamakhshari, Persian theologian (b. 1075)
Henry of Scotland
d. 1152 (b. 1114)
Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1114)
Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben
d. 1266 (b. 1215)
Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (b. 1215)
John I of Brienne, Count of Eu
d. 1294
John I of Brienne, Count of Eu
Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac
d. 1418 (b. 1360)
Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac (b. 1360)
John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel
d. 1435 (b. 1408)
John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English commander (b. 1408)
Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua
d. 1478 (b. 1412)
Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (b. 1412)
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
d. 1524 (b. 1465)
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador (b. 1465)
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Ii Naomori
d. 1560 (b. 1506)
Ii Naomori, Japanese warrior (b. 1506)
Imagawa Yoshimoto
d. 1560 (b. 1519)
Imagawa Yoshimoto, Japanese daimyo (b. 1519)
Adrianus Turnebus
d. 1565 (b. 1512)
Adrianus Turnebus, French philologist and scholar (b. 1512)
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich
d. 1567 (b. 1490)
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, English politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1490)
Thomas Farnaby
d. 1647 (b. 1575)
Thomas Farnaby, English scholar and educator (b. 1575)
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Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge
d. 1668 (b. 1599)
Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician (b. 1599)
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
d. 1675 (b. 1634)
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (d. 1675)
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
d. 1734 (b. 1670)
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (d. 1734)
Prince Augustus William of Prussia
d. 1758 (b. 1722)
Prince Augustus William of Prussia (d. 1758)
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne
d. 1772 (b. 1724)
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (b. 1724)
Philip Livingston
d. 1778 (b. 1716)
Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (b. 1716)
Pierre Augereau
d. 1816 (b. 1757)
Pierre Augereau, French general (b. 1757)
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Egwale Seyon
d. 1818
Egwale Seyon, Ethiopian emperor
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Konstantinos Nikolopoulos (composer)
d. 1841 (b. 1786)
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, Greek composer, archaeologist, and philologist (b. 1786)
Lucretia Peabody Hale
d. 1900 (b. 1820)
Lucretia Peabody Hale, American journalist and author (b. 1820)
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Camille of Renesse-Breidbach
d. 1904 (b. 1836)
Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (d. 1904)
Frédéric Passy
d. 1912 (b. 1822)
Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1822)
Teresa Carreño
d. 1917 (b. 1853)
Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (b. 1853)
Theo Heemskerk
d. 1932 (b. 1852)
Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1932)
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
d. 1937 (b. 1893)
Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Russian general (b. 1893)
Erich Marcks
d. 1944 (b. 1891)
Erich Marcks, German general (b. 1891)
Médéric Martin
d. 1946 (b. 1869)
Médéric Martin, Canadian politician, mayor of Montreal (b. 1869)
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Harry Lawson
d. 1952 (b. 1875)
Harry Lawson, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Victoria (b. 1875)
Jimmy Dorsey
d. 1957 (b. 1904)
Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The Dorsey Brothers and The California Ramblers) (b. 1904)
John Ireland (composer)
d. 1962 (b. 1879)
John Ireland, English composer and educator (d. 1962)
Medgar Evers
d. 1963 (b. 1925)
Medgar Evers, American soldier and activist (d. 1963)
Hermann Scherchen
d. 1966 (b. 1891)
Hermann Scherchen, German-Swiss viola player and conductor (d. 1966)
Herbert Read
d. 1968 (b. 1893)
Herbert Read, English poet and critic (b. 1893)
Aleksandr Deyneka
d. 1969 (b. 1899)
Aleksandr Deyneka, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1899)
Edmund Wilson
d. 1972 (b. 1895)
Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor (b. 1895)
Latife Uşşaki
d. 1975 (b. 1898)
Latife Uşşaki, Turkish jurist, 1st First Lady of Turkey (b. 1898)
Gopinath Kaviraj
d. 1976 (b. 1887)
Gopinath Kaviraj, Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1887)
Guo Moruo
d. 1978 (b. 1892)
Guo Moruo, Chinese historian, author, and poet (b. 1892)
Georg Siimenson
d. 1978 (b. 1912)
Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (b. 1912)
Billy Butlin
d. 1980 (b. 1899)
Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded Butlins (d. 1980)
Masayoshi Ōhira
d. 1980 (b. 1910)
Masayoshi Ōhira, Japanese politician, 68th Prime minister of Japan (b. 1910)
Milburn Stone
d. 1980 (b. 1904)
Milburn Stone, American actor (d. 1980)
Ian McKay
d. 1982 (b. 1953)
Ian McKay, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1953)
Karl von Frisch
d. 1982 (b. 1886)
Karl von Frisch, Austrian-German ethologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
Norma Shearer
d. 1983 (b. 1902)
Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress (d. 1983)
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Bruce Hamilton (public servant)
d. 1989 (b. 1911)
Bruce Hamilton, Australian public servant (d. 1989)
Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine
d. 1990 (b. 1914)
Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, Anglo-Irish captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 1990)
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
d. 1994 (b. 1902)
Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Russian-French rabbi and author (b. 1902)
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
d. 1995 (b. 1920)
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (b. 1920)
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Pierre Russell
d. 1995 (b. 1949)
Pierre Russell, American basketball player (b. 1949)
Bulat Okudzhava
d. 1997 (b. 1924)
Bulat Okudzhava, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924)
Leo Buscaglia
d. 1998 (b. 1924)
Leo Buscaglia, American author and educator (b. 1924)
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Theresa Merritt
d. 1998 (b. 1922)
Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer (d. 1998)
J. F. Powers
d. 1999 (b. 1917)
J. F. Powers, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1999)
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
d. 2000 (b. 1919)
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)
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Sandro Rosa do Nascimento
d. 2000 (b. 1978)
Sandro Rosa do Nascimento, Brazilian criminal (b. 1978)
Bill Blass
d. 2002 (b. 1922)
Bill Blass, American fashion designer, founded Bill Blass Limited (b. 1922)
Gregory Peck
d. 2003 (b. 1916)
Gregory Peck, American actor and political activist (b. 1916)
Scott Young (writer)
d. 2005 (b. 1918)
Scott Young, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1918)
Nicky Barr
d. 2006 (b. 1915)
Nicky Barr, Australian rugby player and fighter pilot (b. 1915)
György Ligeti
d. 2006 (b. 1923)
György Ligeti, Romanian-Hungarian composer and educator (b. 1923)
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet
d. 2006 (b. 1923)
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (d. 2006)
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Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey)
d. 2008 (b. 1951)
Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2008)
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Derek Tapscott
d. 2008 (b. 1932)
Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1932)
Al Williamson
d. 2010 (b. 1931)
Al Williamson, American illustrator (b. 1931)
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René Audet
d. 2011 (b. 1920)
René Audet, Canadian bishop (b. 1920)
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Carl Gardner
d. 2011 (b. 1928)
Carl Gardner, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1928)
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Hector Bianciotti
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Hector Bianciotti, Argentinian-French journalist and author (b. 1930)
Henry Hill
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
Henry Hill, American mobster (b. 1943)
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Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen, Danish-German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1917)
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Medin Zhega
d. 2012 (b. 1946)
Medin Zhega, Albanian footballer and manager (b. 1946)
Elinor Ostrom
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Elinor Ostrom, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
Pahiño
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Pahiño, Spanish footballer (b. 1923)
Frank Walker (Australian politician)
d. 2012 (b. 1942)
Frank Walker, Australian judge and politician, 41st Attorney General of New South Wales (b. 1942)
Teresita Barajuen
d. 2013 (b. 1908)
Teresita Barajuen, Spanish nun (b. 1908)
Jason Leffler
d. 2013 (b. 1975)
Jason Leffler, American race car driver (d. 2013)
Joseph A. Unanue
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Joseph A. Unanue, American sergeant and businessman (b. 1925)
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Nabil Hemani
d. 2014 (b. 1979)
Nabil Hemani, Algerian footballer (b. 1979)
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Dan Jacobson
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Dan Jacobson, South African-English author and critic (b. 1929)
Frank Schirrmacher
d. 2014 (b. 1959)
Frank Schirrmacher, German journalist and publisher (d. 2014)
Fernando Brant
d. 2015 (b. 1946)
Fernando Brant, Brazilian journalist, poet, and composer (b. 1946)
Frederick Pei Li
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Frederick Pei Li, Chinese-American physician and academic (b. 1940)
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Patrick Lennox Tierney
d. 2015 (b. 1914)
Patrick Lennox Tierney, American historian and academic (b. 1914)
George Voinovich
d. 2016 (b. 1936)
George Voinovich, American lawyer and politician, 65th Governor of Ohio (d. 2016)
Janet Waldo
d. 2016 (b. 1920)
Janet Waldo, American actress and voice artist (b. 1920)