People who died on May 12 83
Æthelhard
d. 805
Æthelhard, archbishop of Canterbury
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Eutychius of Alexandria
d. 940 (b. 877)
Eutychius, patriarch of Alexandria (d. 940)
Pope Sylvester II
d. 1003 (b. 946)
Pope Sylvester II (b. 946)
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Pope Sergius IV
d. 1012
Pope Sergius IV
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Liutold of Eppenstein
d. 1090
Liutold of Eppenstein, duke of Carinthia (b. c. 1050)
Fergus of Galloway
d. 1161
Fergus of Galloway, ruler of Galloway
Valdemar I of Denmark
d. 1182 (b. 1131)
King Valdemar I of Denmark (b. 1131)
Joanna I of Naples
d. 1382 (b. 1327)
Joanna I of Naples (b. 1326)
Thomas Palaiologos
d. 1465 (b. 1409)
Thomas Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1409)
Joanna, Princess of Portugal
d. 1490 (b. 1452)
Joanna, Princess of Portugal (b. 1452)
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Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington
d. 1529
Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington (b. c. 1460)
Sultan Murad Mirza
d. 1599 (b. 1570)
Sultan Murad Mirza, Mughal prince (d. 1599)
George Chapman
d. 1634 (b. 1559)
George Chapman, English poet and playwright (b. 1559)
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
d. 1641 (b. 1593)
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1593)
Edme Mariotte
d. 1684 (b. 1620)
Edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest (b. 1620)
Lucas Achtschellinck
d. 1699 (b. 1626)
Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. 1626)
John Dryden
d. 1700 (b. 1631)
John Dryden, English writer (d. 1700)
Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
d. 1708 (b. 1658)
Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)
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Thomas Lowndes (astronomer)
d. 1748 (b. 1692)
Thomas Lowndes, English astronomer and academic (b. 1692)
Lambert-Sigisbert Adam
d. 1759 (b. 1700)
Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor and illustrator (d. 1759)
Abraham Trembley
d. 1784 (b. 1710)
Abraham Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist (d. 1784)
Charles Simon Favart
d. 1792 (b. 1710)
Charles Simon Favart, French playwright and composer (b. 1710)
Johann Uz
d. 1796 (b. 1720)
Johann Uz, German poet and judge (d. 1796)
Nicholas Repnin
d. 1801 (b. 1734)
Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (b. 1734)
Walenty Wańkowicz
d. 1842 (b. 1799)
Walenty Wańkowicz, Belarusian-Polish painter (b. 1799)
János Batsányi
d. 1845 (b. 1763)
János Batsányi, Hungarian poet and academic (b. 1763)
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet
d. 1856 (b. 1786)
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1786)
Sergey Aksakov
d. 1859 (b. 1791)
Sergey Aksakov, Russian soldier and author (d. 1859)
Charles Barry
d. 1860 (b. 1795)
Charles Barry, English architect, designed the Upper Brook Street Chapel and Halifax Town Hall (d. 1860)
J. E. B. Stuart
d. 1864 (b. 1833)
J. E. B. Stuart, American general (b. 1833)
Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard
d. 1867 (b. 1795)
Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist and academic (b. 1795)
Georgi Benkovski
d. 1876 (b. 1843)
Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian activist (b. 1843)
Anselme Payen
d. 1878 (b. 1795)
Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (b. 1795)
Bedřich Smetana
d. 1884 (b. 1824)
Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer and educator (b. 1824)
Joris-Karl Huysmans
d. 1907 (b. 1848)
Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author and critic (b. 1848)
James Connolly
d. 1916 (b. 1868)
James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish rebel leader (d. 1916)
Amy Lowell
d. 1925 (b. 1874)
Amy Lowell, American poet and critic (b. 1874)
Eugène Ysaÿe
d. 1931 (b. 1858)
Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1931)
Józef Piłsudski
d. 1935 (b. 1867)
Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1867)
Max Brand
d. 1944 (b. 1893)
Max Brand, American journalist and author (d. 1944)
Arthur Quiller-Couch
d. 1944 (b. 1863)
Arthur Quiller-Couch, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1863)
Louis Calhern
d. 1956 (b. 1895)
Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (b. 1895)
Alfonso de Portago
d. 1957 (b. 1928)
Alfonso de Portago, Spanish race car driver and bobsledder (d. 1957)
Erich von Stroheim
d. 1957 (b. 1885)
Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1957)
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Richard Girulatis
d. 1963 (b. 1878)
Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (d. 1963)
Robert Kerr (athlete)
d. 1963 (b. 1882)
Robert Kerr, Irish-Canadian sprinter and coach (d. 1963)
Felix Steiner
d. 1966 (b. 1896)
Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (d. 1966)
John Masefield
d. 1967 (b. 1878)
John Masefield, English author and poet (d. 1967)
Nelly Sachs
d. 1970 (b. 1891)
Nelly Sachs, German poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
Heinie Manush
d. 1971 (b. 1901)
Heinie Manush, American baseball player and manager (d. 1971)
Frances Marion
d. 1973 (b. 1888)
Frances Marion, American screenwriter, novelist and journalist (b. 1888)
Art Pollard
d. 1973 (b. 1927)
Art Pollard, American race car driver (b. 1927)
Jean Dubuffet
d. 1985 (b. 1901)
Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (d. 1985)
Elisabeth Bergner
d. 1986 (b. 1897)
Elisabeth Bergner, German actress (b. 1897)
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Nikos Gatsos
d. 1992 (b. 1911)
Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and songwriter (b. 1911)
Robert Reed
d. 1992 (b. 1932)
Robert Reed, American actor (b. 1932)
Erik Erikson
d. 1994 (b. 1902)
Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1994)
John Smith (Labour Party leader)
d. 1994 (b. 1938)
John Smith, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1994)
Ștefan Kovács
d. 1995 (b. 1920)
Ștefan Kovács, Romanian football player and coach (b. 1920)
Saul Steinberg
d. 1999 (b. 1914)
Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist (d. 1999)
Adam Petty
d. 2000 (b. 1980)
Adam Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000)
Perry Como
d. 2001 (b. 1912)
Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001)
Alexei Tupolev
d. 2001 (b. 1925)
Alexei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-144 (d. 2001)
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
d. 2003 (b. 1933)
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-American diplomat (b. 1933)
Ömer Kavur
d. 2005 (b. 1944)
Ömer Kavur, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
Martin Lings
d. 2005 (b. 1909)
Martin Lings, English author and scholar (b. 1909)
Monica Zetterlund
d. 2005 (b. 1937)
Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005)
Hussein Maziq
d. 2006 (b. 1918)
Hussein Maziq, Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1918)
Robert Rauschenberg
d. 2008 (b. 1925)
Robert Rauschenberg, American painter and illustrator (b. 1925)
Irena Sendler
d. 2008 (b. 1910)
Irena Sendler, Polish nurse and humanitarian (b. 1910)
Antonio Vega (singer)
d. 2009 (b. 1957)
Antonio Vega, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957)
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Jan Bens
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Jan Bens, Dutch footballer and coach (b. 1921)
Eddy Paape
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Eddy Paape, Belgian illustrator (d. 2012)
Gerd Langguth
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (d. 2013)
Cornell Borchers
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Cornell Borchers, Lithuanian-German actress and singer (b. 1925)
Marco Cé
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Marco Cé, Italian cardinal (d. 2014)
H. R. Giger
d. 2014 (b. 1940)
H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (b. 1940)
Sarat Pujari
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
Lorenzo Zambrano
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Lorenzo Zambrano, Mexican businessman and philanthropist (b. 1944)
Peter Gay
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Peter Gay, German-American historian, author, and academic (d. 2015)
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William Zinsser
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
William Zinsser, American journalist and critic (d. 2015)
Mike Agostini
d. 2016 (b. 1935)
Mike Agostini, Trinidadian sprinter (b. 1935)
Mauno Koivisto
d. 2017 (b. 1923)
Mauno Koivisto, Finnish banker and politician, 9th President of Finland (b. 1923)