People who died on September 12 95
Sak K'uk'
d. 640
Sak K'uk', Mayan queen
Andronikos I Komnenos
d. 1185 (b. 1118)
Andronikos I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1118)
Peter II of Aragon
d. 1213 (b. 1174)
Peter II of Aragon (b. 1174)
Pope Innocent VI
d. 1362 (b. 1295)
Pope Innocent VI (b. 1295)
Blanche of Lancaster
d. 1368 (b. 1345)
Blanche of Lancaster (b. 1345/1347)
Sidi El Houari
d. 1439 (b. 1350)
Sidi El Houari, Algerian imam (b. 1350)
Albert III, Duke of Saxony
d. 1500 (b. 1443)
Albert III, Duke of Saxony (b. 1443)
Clément Marot
d. 1544 (b. 1496)
Clément Marot, French poet (b. 1496)
Vasili IV of Russia
d. 1612 (b. 1552)
Tsar Vasili IV of Russia (d. 1612)
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars
d. 1642 (b. 1620)
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, French conspirator (b. 1620)
Jacob Cats
d. 1660 (b. 1577)
Jacob Cats, Dutch poet, jurist, and politician (b. 1577)
Jean Bolland
d. 1665 (b. 1596)
Jean Bolland, Belgian priest and hagiographer (b. 1596)
Tanneguy Le Fèvre
d. 1672 (b. 1615)
Tanneguy Le Fèvre, French scholar and author (b. 1615)
Nicolaes Tulp
d. 1674 (b. 1593)
Nicolaes Tulp, Dutch anatomist and politician (d. 1674)
Afonso VI of Portugal
d. 1683 (b. 1643)
Afonso VI of Portugal (b. 1643)
Jan van der Heyden
d. 1712 (b. 1637)
Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1637)
Jean-Philippe Rameau
d. 1764 (b. 1683)
Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer and theorist (d. 1764)
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple
d. 1779 (b. 1711)
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, First Lord of the Admiralty (d. 1779)
Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet
d. 1810 (b. 1740)
Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician (b. 1740)
Robert Ross (British Army officer)
d. 1814 (b. 1766)
Robert Ross, Irish general (b. 1766)
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
d. 1819 (b. 1742)
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general (b. 1742)
Christian Dietrich Grabbe
d. 1836 (b. 1801)
Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German playwright (b. 1801)
Peter Mark Roget
d. 1869 (b. 1779)
Peter Mark Roget, English physician, theologian, and lexicographer (b. 1779)
Fitz Hugh Ludlow
d. 1870 (b. 1836)
Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American journalist, explorer, and author (b. 1836)
François Guizot
d. 1874 (b. 1787)
François Guizot, French historian and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1874)
Duncan Gillies
d. 1903 (b. 1834)
Duncan Gillies, Scottish-Australian businessman and politician, 14th Premier of Victoria (b. 1834)
Ilia Chavchavadze
d. 1907 (b. 1837)
Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian poet, journalist, and lawyer (b. 1837)
Pierre-Hector Coullié
d. 1912 (b. 1829)
Pierre-Hector Coullié, French cardinal (b. 1829)
George Reid (Australian politician)
d. 1918 (b. 1845)
George Reid, Australian accountant and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1845)
Leonid Andreyev
d. 1919 (b. 1871)
Leonid Andreyev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1871)
Jules Violle
d. 1923 (b. 1841)
Jules Violle, French physicist and academic (b. 1841)
Sarah Frances Whiting
d. 1927 (b. 1847)
Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (b. 1847)
Valentine Baker (pilot)
d. 1942 (b. 1888)
Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (b. 1888)
Hajime Sugiyama
d. 1945 (b. 1880)
Hajime Sugiyama, Japanese field marshal and politician, 44th Japanese Minister of War (b. 1880)
James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn
d. 1953 (b. 1869)
James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, English politician, Governor of Northern Ireland (b. 1869)
Hugo Schmeisser
d. 1953 (b. 1884)
Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer and engineer (d. 1953)
Lewis Stone
d. 1953 (b. 1879)
Lewis Stone, American actor (b. 1879)
Sándor Festetics
d. 1956 (b. 1882)
Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (b. 1882)
Carl Hermann
d. 1961 (b. 1898)
Carl Hermann, German physicist and academic (b. 1898)
Spot Poles
d. 1962 (b. 1887)
Spot Poles, American baseball player and soldier (b. 1887)
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Rangeya Raghav
d. 1962 (b. 1923)
Rangeya Raghav, Indian author and playwright (b. 1923)
Vladimir Bartol
d. 1967 (b. 1903)
Vladimir Bartol, Italian-Slovene author and playwright (b. 1903)
Tommy Armour
d. 1968 (b. 1894)
Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1968)
Walter Egan (golfer)
d. 1971 (b. 1881)
Walter Egan, American golfer (b. 1881)
William Boyd (actor)
d. 1972 (b. 1895)
William Boyd, American actor and producer (b. 1895)
Steve Biko
d. 1977 (b. 1946)
Steve Biko, South African activist (b. 1946)
Les Haylen
d. 1977 (b. 1898)
Les Haylen, Australian journalist and politician (d. 1977)
Robert Lowell
d. 1977 (b. 1917)
Robert Lowell, American poet (b. 1917)
William Hudson (engineer)
d. 1978 (b. 1896)
William Hudson, New Zealand-Australian engineer (b. 1896)
Eugenio Montale
d. 1981 (b. 1896)
Eugenio Montale, Italian poet, essayist and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
Federico Moreno Torroba
d. 1982 (b. 1891)
Federico Moreno Torroba, Spanish composer and conductor (b. 1891)
Jacques Henri Lartigue
d. 1986 (b. 1894)
Jacques Henri Lartigue, French painter and photographer (b. 1894)
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Charlotte Wolff
d. 1986 (b. 1897)
Charlotte Wolff, German-English physician and psychotherapist (d. 1986)
John Qualen
d. 1987 (b. 1899)
John Qualen, Canadian-American actor (b. 1899)
Athene Seyler
d. 1990 (b. 1889)
Athene Seyler, English actress (b. 1889)
Bruce Matthews (Canadian Army officer)
d. 1991 (b. 1909)
Bruce Matthews, Canadian general and businessman (b. 1909)
Anthony Perkins
d. 1992 (b. 1932)
Anthony Perkins, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1932)
Raymond Burr
d. 1993 (b. 1917)
Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (b. 1917)
Tom Ewell
d. 1994 (b. 1909)
Tom Ewell, American actor (b. 1909)
Boris Yegorov
d. 1994 (b. 1937)
Boris Yegorov, Russian physician and astronaut (b. 1937)
Jeremy Brett
d. 1995 (b. 1933)
Jeremy Brett, English actor (b. 1933)
Yasutomo Nagai
d. 1995 (b. 1965)
Yasutomo Nagai, Japanese motorcycle racer (b. 1965)
Ernesto Geisel
d. 1996 (b. 1907)
Ernesto Geisel, Brazilian general and politician, 29th President of Brazil (b. 1907)
Bill Quackenbush
d. 1999 (b. 1922)
Bill Quackenbush, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922)
Stanley Turrentine
d. 2000 (b. 1934)
Stanley Turrentine, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1934)
Johnny Cash
d. 2003 (b. 1932)
Johnny Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1932)
Serge Lang
d. 2005 (b. 1927)
Serge Lang, French-American mathematician, author and academic (b. 1927)
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Bobby Byrd
d. 2007 (b. 1934)
Bobby Byrd, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1934)
Bob Quinn (Australian footballer)
d. 2008 (b. 1915)
Bob Quinn, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
David Foster Wallace
d. 2008 (b. 1962)
David Foster Wallace, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1962)
Norman Borlaug
d. 2009 (b. 1914)
Norman Borlaug, American agronomist and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)
Jack Kramer
d. 2009 (b. 1921)
Jack Kramer, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1921)
Willy Ronis
d. 2009 (b. 1910)
Willy Ronis, French photographer and author (b. 1910)
Claude Chabrol
d. 2010 (b. 1930)
Claude Chabrol, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
Giulio Zignoli
d. 2010 (b. 1946)
Giulio Zignoli, Italian footballer (b. 1946)
Alexander Galimov
d. 2011 (b. 1985)
Alexander Galimov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1985)
Arkadii Dragomoshchenko
d. 2012 (b. 1946)
Arkadii Dragomoshchenko, Russian poet and author (b. 1946)
Jon Finlayson
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Jon Finlayson, Australian actor and screenwriter (b. 1938)
Derek Jameson
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Derek Jameson, English journalist and broadcaster (b. 1929)
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Tom Sims
d. 2012 (b. 1950)
Tom Sims, American skateboarder and snowboarder, founded Sims Snowboards (b. 1950)
Ray Dolby
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (b. 1933)
Warren Giese
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Warren Giese, American football player, coach, and politician (b. 1924)
Erich Loest
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Erich Loest, German author and screenwriter (b. 1926)
Candace Pert
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Candace Pert, American neuroscientist and pharmacologist (b. 1946)
Atef Ebeid
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1932)
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John Gustafson (musician)
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1942)
Ian Paisley
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical pastor (Free Presbyterian Church) and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (b. 1926)
Joe Sample
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Joe Sample, American pianist and composer (b. 1939)
Hugh Royer, Jr.
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Hugh Royer, Jr., American golfer (b. 1936)
Claudia Card
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Claudia Card, American philosopher and academic (d. 2015)
Frank D. Gilroy
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Frank D. Gilroy, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1925)
Al Monchak
d. 2015 (b. 1917)
Al Monchak, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)
Aronda Nyakairima
d. 2015 (b. 1959)
Aronda Nyakairima, Ugandan general and politician (b. 1959)
Allan MacEachen
d. 2017 (b. 1921)
Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1921)
Edith Windsor
d. 2017 (b. 1929)
Edith Windsor, American LGBT rights activist and technology manager at IBM (b. 1929)