People who died on March 12 103
Pope Innocent I
d. 417 (b. 378)
Innocent I, pope of the Catholic Church
Pope Gregory I
d. 604 (b. 540)
Gregory I, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 540)
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Ælfheah the Bald
d. 951
Ælfheah the Bald, bishop of Winchester
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Emperor Muzong of Liao
d. 969 (b. 931)
Mu Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (d. 969)
Demetrius II of Georgia
d. 1289 (b. 1259)
Demetrius II, king of Georgia (b. 1259)
Stefan Dragutin
d. 1316 (b. 1253)
Stefan Dragutin, king of Serbia (b. 1253)
Emperor Go-Kōgon
d. 1374 (b. 1338)
Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)
Johann Heynlin
d. 1496
Johann Heynlin, German humanist scholar (b. c. 1425)
Cesare Borgia
d. 1507 (b. 1475)
Cesare Borgia, Italian cardinal (d. 1507)
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
d. 1539 (b. 1477)
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English diplomat and politician (b.1477)
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Kōriki Kiyonaga
d. 1608 (b. 1530)
Kōriki Kiyonaga, Japanese daimyo (b. 1530)
John Bull (composer)
d. 1628 (b. 1562)
John Bull, English organist and composer (b. 1562)
Tirso de Molina
d. 1648 (b. 1579)
Tirso de Molina, Spanish monk and dramatist (d. 1648)
Frans van Mieris the Elder
d. 1681 (b. 1635)
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dutch painter (d. 1681)
Peder Griffenfeld
d. 1699 (b. 1635)
Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1699)
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford
d. 1703 (b. 1627)
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (d. 1703)
Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
d. 1731 (b. 1660)
Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (b. 1660)
András Hadik
d. 1790 (b. 1710)
András Hadik, Hungarian field marshal (b. 1710)
Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)
d. 1820 (b. 1764)
Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish explorer and politician (b. 1764)
Friedrich Kuhlau
d. 1832 (b. 1786)
Friedrich Kuhlau, German-Danish pianist and composer (d. 1832)
William James Blacklock
d. 1858 (b. 1816)
William James Blacklock, English-Scottish painter (b. 1816)
Zeng Guofan
d. 1872 (b. 1811)
Zeng Guofan, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (b. 1811)
Illarion Pryanishnikov
d. 1894 (b. 1840)
Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894)
Zachris Topelius
d. 1898 (b. 1818)
Zachris Topelius, Finnish author and journalist (d. 1898)
Joseph Petrosino
d. 1909 (b. 1860)
Joseph Petrosino, American police officer (b. 1860)
George Westinghouse
d. 1914 (b. 1846)
George Westinghouse, American engineer and businessman, founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company (d. 1914)
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
d. 1916 (b. 1830)
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (d. 1916)
Sun Yat-sen
d. 1925 (b. 1866)
Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1866)
Asa Griggs Candler
d. 1929 (b. 1851)
Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (b. 1851)
William Turner Dannat
d. 1929 (b. 1853)
William Turner Dannat, American painter (d. 1929)
William George Barker
d. 1930 (b. 1894)
William George Barker, Canadian colonel and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1894)
Alois Jirásek
d. 1930 (b. 1851)
Alois Jirásek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1851)
Mihajlo Pupin
d. 1935 (b. 1858)
Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (d. 1935)
Jenő Hubay
d. 1937 (b. 1858)
Jenő Hubay, Hungarian violinist, composer, and educator (d. 1937)
Charles-Marie Widor
d. 1937 (b. 1844)
Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (d. 1937)
Robert Bosch
d. 1942 (b. 1861)
Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, founded Robert Bosch GmbH (d. 1942)
William Henry Bragg
d. 1942 (b. 1862)
William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1942)
Gustav Vigeland
d. 1943 (b. 1869)
Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor, designed the Nobel Peace Prize medal (d. 1943)
Friedrich Fromm
d. 1945 (b. 1888)
Friedrich Fromm, German general (b. 1888)
Ferenc Szálasi
d. 1946 (b. 1897)
Ferenc Szálasi, Hungarian soldier and politician, Head of State of Hungary (b. 1897)
Winston Churchill (novelist)
d. 1947 (b. 1871)
Winston Churchill, American author and playwright (b. 1871)
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Wilhelm Steinkopf
d. 1949 (b. 1879)
Wilhelm Steinkopf, German chemist (d. 1949)
Marianne Weber
d. 1954 (b. 1870)
Marianne Weber, German sociologist and suffragist (d. 1954)
Charlie Parker
d. 1955 (b. 1920)
Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1955)
Theodor Plievier
d. 1955 (b. 1892)
Theodor Plievier, German author best known for his anti-war novel (b. 1892)
Bolesław Bierut
d. 1956 (b. 1892)
Bolesław Bierut, Polish Communist leader (b. 1892)
Josephine Hull
d. 1957 (b. 1877)
Josephine Hull, American actress (d. 1957)
Kshitimohan Sen
d. 1960 (b. 1880)
Kshitimohan Sen, Indian historian, author, and academic (b. 1880)
Arthur Grimsdell
d. 1963 (b. 1894)
Arthur Grimsdell, English footballer and cricketer (d. 1963)
Abbās al-Aqqād
d. 1964 (b. 1889)
Abbās al-Aqqād, Egyptian journalist, poet and literary critic (b. 1889)
Eugene Lindsay Opie
d. 1971 (b. 1873)
Eugene Lindsay Opie, American physician and pathologist (b. 1873)
Frankie Frisch
d. 1973 (b. 1898)
Frankie Frisch, American baseball player and manager (d. 1973)
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George D. Sax
d. 1974 (b. 1904)
George D. Sax, American banker and businessman (b. 1904)
Nader Jahanbani
d. 1979 (b. 1928)
Nader Jahanbani, Iranian general and pilot (b. 1928)
Arnold Ridley
d. 1984 (b. 1896)
Arnold Ridley, English actor and playwright (b. 1896)
Eugene Ormandy
d. 1985 (b. 1899)
Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (b. 1899)
Woody Hayes
d. 1987 (b. 1913)
Woody Hayes, American football player and coach (d. 1987)
Maurice Evans (actor)
d. 1989 (b. 1901)
Maurice Evans, English actor (d. 1989)
Jakob Gimpel
d. 1989 (b. 1906)
Jakob Gimpel, Polish concert pianist and educator (b. 1906)
Ragnar Granit
d. 1991 (b. 1900)
Ragnar Granit, Finnish-Swedish neuroscientist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
William Heinesen
d. 1991 (b. 1900)
William Heinesen, Faroese author, poet, and author (b. 1900)
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Hans G. Kresse
d. 1992 (b. 1921)
Hans G. Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (b. 1921)
Lucy M. Lewis
d. 1992 (b. 1890)
Lucy M. Lewis, American potter (b. 1890)
Beatrice Wood
d. 1998 (b. 1893)
Beatrice Wood, American painter and potter (b. 1893)
Yehudi Menuhin
d. 1999 (b. 1916)
Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999)
Morton Downey, Jr.
d. 2001 (b. 1933)
Morton Downey, Jr., American singer-songwriter, actor, and talk show host (b. 1933)
Robert Ludlum
d. 2001 (b. 1927)
Robert Ludlum, American soldier and author (d. 2001)
Victor Westhoff
d. 2001 (b. 1916)
Victor Westhoff, Dutch botanist and academic (b. 1916)
Spyros Kyprianou
d. 2002 (b. 1932)
Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Cyprus (b. 1932)
Jean-Paul Riopelle
d. 2002 (b. 1923)
Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (d. 2002)
Zoran Đinđić
d. 2003 (b. 1952)
Zoran Đinđić, Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (d. 2003)
Howard Fast
d. 2003 (b. 1914)
Howard Fast, American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1914)
Lynne Thigpen
d. 2003 (b. 1948)
Lynne Thigpen, American actress and singer (b. 1948)
Milton Resnick
d. 2004 (b. 1917)
Milton Resnick, Russian-American painter and educator (d. 2004)
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Bill Cameron (journalist)
d. 2005 (b. 1943)
Bill Cameron, Canadian journalist and producer (b. 1943)
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Stavros Kouyioumtzis
d. 2005 (b. 1932)
Stavros Kouyioumtzis, Greek composer (b. 1932)
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Victor Sokolov
d. 2006 (b. 1947)
Victor Sokolov, Russian-American priest and journalist (b. 1947)
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Arnold Drake
d. 2007 (b. 1924)
Arnold Drake, American author and screenwriter (b. 1924)
Jorge Guinzburg
d. 2008 (b. 1949)
Jorge Guinzburg, Argentinian journalist and producer (b. 1949)
Lazare Ponticelli
d. 2008 (b. 1897)
Lazare Ponticelli, Italian-French soldier and supercentenarian (b. 1897)
Miguel Delibes
d. 2010 (b. 1920)
Miguel Delibes, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1920)
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Olive Dickason
d. 2011 (b. 1920)
Olive Dickason, Canadian historian and journalist (b. 1920)
Nilla Pizzi
d. 2011 (b. 1919)
Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (d. 2011)
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Samuel Glazer
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Samuel Glazer, American businessman, co-founded Mr. Coffee (b. 1923)
Dick Harter
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Dick Harter, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
Michael Hossack
d. 2012 (b. 1946)
Michael Hossack, American drummer (b. 1946)
Friedhelm Konietzka
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Friedhelm Konietzka, German-Swiss footballer and manager (b. 1938)
George Burditt (lawyer)
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
George Burditt, American lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
Clive Burr
d. 2013 (b. 1957)
Clive Burr, English drummer and songwriter (b. 1957)
Michael Grigsby
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Michael Grigsby, English director and producer (b. 1936)
Ganesh Pyne
d. 2013 (b. 1937)
Ganesh Pyne, Indian painter and illustrator (b. 1937)
Věra Chytilová
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Věra Chytilová, Czech actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
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George Donaldson (musician)
d. 2014 (b. 1968)
George Donaldson, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1968)
Paul C. Donnelly
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Paul C. Donnelly, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
Ola L. Mize
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Ola L. Mize, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)
José Policarpo
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
José Policarpo, Portuguese cardinal (d. 2014)
Willie Barrow
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Willie Barrow, American minister and activist (b. 1924)
Michael Graves
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Michael Graves, American architect, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building (d. 2015)
Ada Jafri
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Ada Jafri, Pakistani poet and author (b. 1924)
Terry Pratchett
d. 2015 (b. 1948)
Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
Rafiq Azad
d. 2016 (b. 1942)
Rafiq Azad, Bangladeshi poet and author (b. 1942)
Felix Ibru
d. 2016 (b. 1935)
Felix Ibru, Nigerian architect and politician, Governor of Delta State (b. 1935)
Lloyd Shapley
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)