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History Deaths on June 12

By  Haley Engelskind  12 Jun   74 Views

History Deaths on June 12

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James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French-English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (b. 1670)

#James_FitzJames,_1st_Duke_of_Berwick

In 1734

Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (b. 1412)

#Ludovico_III_Gonzaga,_Marquis_of_Mantua

In 1478

Médéric Martin, Canadian politician, mayor of Montreal (b. 1869)

#Médéric_Martin

In 1946

Nicky Barr, Australian rugby player and fighter pilot (b. 1915)

#Nicky_Barr

In 2006

Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The Dorsey Brothers and The California Ramblers) (b. 1904)

#Jimmy_Dorsey

In 1957

Fernando Brant, Brazilian journalist, poet, and composer (b. 1946)

#Fernando_Brant

In 2015

Hermann Scherchen, German viola player and conductor (b. 1891)

#Hermann_Scherchen

In 1966

Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1634)

#Charles_Emmanuel_II,_Duke_of_Savoy

In 1675

Thomas Farnaby, English scholar and educator (b. 1575)

#Thomas_Farnaby

In 1647

Hector Bianciotti, Argentinian-French journalist and author (b. 1930)

#Hector_Bianciotti

In 2012

Leo Buscaglia, American author and educator (b. 1924)

#Leo_Buscaglia

In 1998

Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Russian general (b. 1893)

#Mikhail_Tukhachevsky

In 1937

Milburn Stone, American actor (b. 1904)

#Milburn_Stone

In 1980

John Ireland, English composer and educator (b. 1879)

#John_Ireland_(composer)

In 1962

György Ligeti, Romanian-Hungarian composer and educator (b. 1923)

#György_Ligeti

In 2006

Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (b. 1899)

#Billy_Butlin

In 1980

Gregory Peck, American actor and political activist (b. 1916)

#Gregory_Peck

In 2003

Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)

#Purushottam_Laxman_Deshpande

In 2000

Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress (b. 1902)

#Norma_Shearer

In 1983

Gopinath Kaviraj, Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1887)

#Gopinath_Kaviraj

In 1976

Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (b. 1853)

#Teresa_Carreño

In 1917

Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Russian-French rabbi and author (b. 1902)

#Menachem_Mendel_Schneerson

In 1994

Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1852)

#Theo_Heemskerk

In 1932

Janet Waldo, American actress and voice artist (b. 1920)

#Janet_Waldo

In 2016

Pope Leo III (b. 750)

#Pope_Leo_III

In 816

Herbert Read, English poet and critic (b. 1893)

#Herbert_Read

In 1968

Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (b. 1215)

#Henry_II,_Prince_of_Anhalt-Aschersleben

In 1266

George Voinovich, American politician (b. 1936)

#George_Voinovich

In 2016

Imagawa Yoshimoto, Japanese daimy? (b. 1519)

#Imagawa_Yoshimoto

In 1560

Frank Schirrmacher, German journalist (b. 1959)

#Frank_Schirrmacher

In 2014

Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, English politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1490)

#Richard_Rich,_1st_Baron_Rich

In 1567

Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1114)

#Henry_of_Scotland

In 1152

Lucretia Peabody Hale, American journalist and author (b. 1820)

#Lucretia_Peabody_Hale

In 1900

Harry Lawson, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Victoria (b. 1875)

#Harry_Lawson

In 1952

Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (b. 1724)

#Marc-Joseph_Marion_du_Fresne

In 1772

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (b. 1920)

#Arturo_Benedetti_Michelangeli

In 1995

Tedald, Italian bishop (b. 990)

#Tedald_(bishop_of_Arezzo)

In 1036

Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor (b. 1895)

#Edmund_Wilson

In 1972

Adrianus Turnebus, French philologist and scholar (b. 1512)

#Adrianus_Turnebus

In 1565

Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac (b. 1360)

#Bernard_VII,_Count_of_Armagnac

In 1418

Pierre Augereau, French general (b. 1757)

#Pierre_Augereau

In 1816

Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (b. 1716)

#Philip_Livingston

In 1778

Æthelflæd, Mercian daughter of Alfred the Great (b. 870)

#Æthelflæd

In 918

Masayoshi ?hira, Japanese politician, 68th Prime minister of Japan (b. 1910)

#Masayoshi_?hira

In 1980

Bulat Okudzhava, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924)

#Bulat_Okudzhava

In 1997

Jason Leffler, American race car driver (b. 1975)

#Jason_Leffler

In 2013

Henry Hill, American mobster (b. 1943)

#Henry_Hill

In 2012

Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador (b. 1465)

#Diego_Velázquez_de_Cuéllar

In 1524

Elinor Ostrom, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1933)

#Elinor_Ostrom

In 2012

Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1822)

#Frédéric_Passy

In 1912

Prince Augustus William of Prussia (b. 1722)

#Prince_Augustus_William_of_Prussia

In 1758

Omar Mateen, American mass murderer (b. 1986)

#Omar_Mateen

In 2016

Teresita Barajuen, Spanish nun (b. 1908)

#Teresita_Barajuen

In 2013

Guo Moruo, Chinese historian, author, and poet (b. 1892)

#Guo_Moruo

In 1978

Hisham I, Muslim emir (b. 757)

#Hisham_I_of_Córdoba

In 796

Patrick Lennox Tierney, American historian and academic (b. 1914)

In 2015

Frederick Pei Li, Chinese-American physician and academic (b. 1940)

In 2015

Dan Jacobson, South African-English author and critic (b. 1929)

In 2014

Nabil Hemani, Algerian footballer (b. 1979)

In 2014

Joseph A. Unanue, American sergeant and businessman (b. 1925)

In 2013

Frank Walker, Australian judge and politician, 41st Attorney General of New South Wales (b. 1942)

In 2012

Pahiño, Spanish footballer (b. 1923)

In 2012

Medin Zhega, Albanian footballer and manager (b. 1946)

In 2012

Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen, Danish-German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1917)

In 2012

Carl Gardner, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1928)

In 2011

René Audet, Canadian bishop (b. 1920)

In 2011

Al Williamson, American illustrator (b. 1931)

In 2010

Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1932)

In 2008

Miroslav Dvo?ák, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1951)

In 2008

Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (b. 1923)

In 2006

Scott Young, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1918)

In 2005

Bill Blass, American fashion designer, founded Bill Blass Limited (b. 1922)

In 2002

Sandro Rosa do Nascimento, Brazilian criminal (b. 1978)

In 2000

J. F. Powers, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1917)

In 1999

Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

In 1998

Pierre Russell, American basketball player (b. 1949)

In 1995

Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, English captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (b. 1914)

In 1990

Bruce Hamilton, Australian public servant (b. 1911)

In 1989

Karl von Frisch, Austrian-German ethologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)

In 1982

Ian McKay, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1953)

In 1982

Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (b. 1912)

In 1978

Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar, Indian writer and documentary filmmaker (b. 1909)

In 1972

Aleksandr Deyneka, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1899)

In 1969

Medgar Evers, American soldier and activist (b. 1925)

In 1963

Erich Marcks, German general (b. 1891)

In 1944

Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (b. 1836)

In 1904

Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, Greek composer, archaeologist, and philologist (b. 1786)

In 1841

Egwale Seyon, Ethiopian emperor

In 1818

Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician (b. 1599)

In 1668

Ii Naomori, Japanese warrior (b. 1506)

In 1560

John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English commander (b. 1408)

In 1435

John I of Brienne, Count of Eu

In 1294

Al-Zamakhshari, Persian theologian (b. 1075)

In 1144

Lyfing, English archbishop (b. 999)

In 1020

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