Famous Deaths on April 12

April 12 Calendar

French bishop and writer (Louis XIV court preacher), dies at 77

1704 Johan van Waveren Hudde, Dutch mathematician (Concerning Reduction of Equations) and Mayor of Amsterdam (1672-1703), dies at 76
1748 William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies
1760 Ernst Gottlieb Baron, German baroque composer, dies at 64
1777 Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French satirical novelist (The Skimmer), dies at 70
1782 Metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698)
1788 Carl Joseph Toeschi, German composer, dies at 56
1788 Charles-Antoine Campion, Italian composer, dies at 67
1795 Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general, dies at 84
1795 Rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian librettist and poet, dies at 80
1797 Joseph Anton Steffan [Josef Antonín Štěpán], Bohemian harpsichordist and composer, dies at 71
1814 Charles Burney, English music historian, dies at 88

French astronomer, comet hunter and cataloguer of nebulae and star clusters, now referred to as "M objects", dies at 86

1828 Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer and politician (Minister of Finance), dies at 60
1832 Shadrach Bond, American politician (1st Governor of Illinois, 1818 to 1822), dies of pneumonia at 58
1845 Hendrik Marcus de Kock, Dutch general and politician (Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1826-30), dies at 65
1850 Adoniram Judson, American Baptist missionary (b. 1788)
1859 John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84
1864 Thomas Green, US Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle at 50
1872 Nikolaos Mantzaros, Italian-Greek composer, dies at 76
1876 Joseph Dana Webster, American civil engineer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), dies at 64

American politician and corrupt New York fraudster, dies in prison of pneumonia at 55

1881 James L. Lardner, American naval officer (American Civil War), dies at 78
1896 Alexander Ritter, German composer, dies at 62
1898 Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820)
1901 Thomas Hart Taylor, American brigade commander in the Confederate Army, dies at 75
1902 Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842)
1909 Hermann Kotzschmar, German-American composer, dies at 79
1910 William Graham Sumner, American sociologist (Folkways), dies at 69

1914 Josef Nešvera, Czech composer, dies at 71
1921 William Strang, Scottish painter and engraver (illustrated Bunyan, Coleridge and Kipling), dies at 62
1922 František Ondříček, Czech violinist and composer, dies at 64
1938 Feodor Chaliapine, Russian operatic bass-baritone singer (Man and Mask: Forty Years in the Life of a Singer), dies of leukemia at 65
1942 Johannes E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 80

32nd US President (Democrat: 1933-1945), dies in office with the war almost won of a stroke at 63

1946 August Borms, Flemish nazi collaborator, executed at 67
1946 F Guicciardi, writer, dies
1947 Christian Frederik Leipoldt, South African poet, writer (Die Moormansgat) and physician, dies at 66
1951 Harold Vincent Milligan, American musician and composer, dies at 62
1953 Lionel Logue, Australian speech therapist who treated King George VI (The Kings Speech), dies at 73
1954 Pim Mulier, Dutch sports organizer, founded the Dutch Football and Athletics Association, Koninklijke HFC, established hockey in the Netherlands and President of the International Skating Union (1892-94), dies at 89
1959 Ernest Willem Mulder, Dutch conductor, composer, and teacher, dies at 60
1959 James Gleason, American writer and actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool), dies at 76

New Zealand plastic surgeon pioneer who rehabilitated badly burned Royal Air Force crew during WWII, dies in his sleep of a heart attack at 59 [or 11 April] [1]

1961 Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Finnish composer (Angoscia, Trittico sinfonico), dies at 50
1961 Philippine "Pine" Belder [Mary de Klerk], actress, dies at 93
1962 Antoine Pevsner, Russian-born French sculptor (Constructivist style), dies at 66
1962 M. Visvesvaraya, Indian civil engineer and statesman (19th Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom), dies at 100
1962 Ron Flockhart, Scottish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1956, 57), dies in plane accident at 38
1963 Alfred Métraux, Swiss anthropologist, dies at 60
1963 Herbie Nichols, American jazz pianist and composer ("Lady Sings the Blues"), dies of leukemia at 43
1964 Evert Willem Beth, Dutch mathematician and philosopher (Significs Group), dies at 56
1966 Sumokil, president of Republic South Moluccas, executed
1968 Heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer and Volkswagen director (b. 1899)
1971 Ed Lafitte, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1914 Brooklyn Tip-Tops), dies at 85
1971 Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (Dizzy Gillespie; Miles Davis), dies of epileptic seizure at 39
1972 C W Ceram [Kurt Marek], German/American writer (1st American), dies at 57
1972 Henri Potiron, French composer, dies at 89
1974 (Alfons) "Fud" Candrix, Belgian jazz saxophonist, violinist, and bandleader, dies at 65
1974 Carl Jaffe, German actor (1st Man in Space, Escapement), dies at 72

1976 Paul Ford, American actor (Phil Silvers Show), dies at 74
1977 Philip K Wrigley, American baseball executive (owner Chicago Cubs 1932-77), dies of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at 82
1979 Pernell Charity, American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, dies at 58
1980 Clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards player (World Professional C'ships 1951), dies at 84
1980 William Tolbert, Liberian President (1971-80), killed with 27 others in a coup at 66
1981 Hans Chemin-Petit, German composer, dies at 78
1981 Hendrik Andriessen, Dutch organist and composer (Ballade of Merel; Te Deum), dies at 88

1983 Carl Morton, American baseball pitcher (NL Rookie of the Year 1970; Montreal Expos, Atlanta Braves), dies of a heart attack at 39
1984 Ruth Taylor, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 76
1986 Valentin Kataev, Russian writer (b. 1897)

South African author (Cry, the Beloved Country, Too Late the Phalarope) and anti-apartheid activist, dies of cancer at 85

1988 Charles Melvin Price, American politician (Rep-D-Illinois 1945-88), dies at 83
1989 Abbie Hoffman, yippie peace activist of the 60's, dies at 52
1989 Gerald Flood, British actor (Doctor Who, Patton), dies of a heart attack at 61
1989 Herbert Mills, American pop singer (The Mills Brothers - "Paper Doll"; "Lazy River"), dies at 77

American boxer (world welterweight champion 1946-51; middleweight champion 1951-52, 55, 58), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 67

1991 James Schuyler, American poet (Pulitzer 1980), dies
1992 Joe Medwick, American R&B singer, and songwriter ("Further On Up The Road"), dies at 61
1993 Isaac Rojas, vp of Argentina (1955-58), dies
1993 Patience Jarvis, dies of melanoma at 56
1994 Harry la Fontaine, Danish/US resistance fighter/producer, dies at 81
1994 Q. T. Macon, American blues singer and guitarist ("Blow Wind"), dies at 60
1995 Chris Pyne, British jazz, touring, and session trombonist (Mike Gibbs; Ronnnie Scott; Humphrey Lyttelton), dies at 56
1996 Marthe Robert, French essayist and translator who influenced Sigmund Freud, dies at 82
1996 William Wilkinson, English conservationist and businessman, dies at 63

American physiologist and biologist (Nobel Prize 1967, vitamin A in retina), dies at 90

1999 Boxcar Willie [Travis Martin], American soldier (USAF) and singer ("King Of The Road"), dies of leukemia at 67
2000 Niaz Ahmed, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Dacca, Public Works Dep't, East Pakistan, Railways; only East Pakistani to play Test cricket), dies at 54
2001 Alberto Erede, Italian conductor, dies at 91
2001 Harvey Ball, American inventor and designer of popular 'smiley-face' graphic, dies at 79
2003 Cecil H. Green, English-American geophysicist and electronics manufacturer (Texas Instruments), dies at 102
2006 Puggy Pearson, American poker player (World Series of Poker Main Event 1973; 4 x World Series of Poker bracelets), dies from heart failure at 77
2006 Rajkumar [Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju], Indian actor and singer in Kannada cinema and cultural icon, dies at 76
2007 Kevin Crease, Australian TV anchor (b. 1936)
2008 Cecilia Colledge, British figure skater (World C'ship gold ladies singles 1937; Olympic silver 1936; first female to land a two rotation jump), dies at 87
2008 Danny Davis [George Nowlan], American session trumpeter, pop-country music bandleader (The Nashville Brass - "I Saw the Light"), singer (Speed Racer theme), and record producer (Connie Francis), dies of a heart attack at 83
2008 Jerry Zucker, Israeli-born American businessman (b. 1949)
2008 Patrick 'Paddy' Hillery, 6th President of Ireland, EEC Commissioner and Irish Minister (b. 1923)
2009 Edward Harper, English composer and pianist, dies at 68
2009 John Maddox, British science writer and editor (Nature), dies at 83
2009 Kirby Laing, English Construction head (John Laing & Son), dies at 92
2010 Michel Chartrand, French Canadian union activist, dies at 93
2010 Palito [Reynaldo Hipolito], Filipino slap-stick comedian and actor, dies at 76
2010 Peter Haskell, American actor (Bracken's World, Rituals), dies at 75
2011 Eddie Joost, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1949, 52; World Series 1940 Cincinnati Reds; Philadelphia Athletics) and manager (Philadelphia A's), dies at 94
2012 Andrew Love, American saxophonist (The Memphis Horns), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 70
2012 George Mesterhazy, Hungarian-American jazz pianist, and arranger, dies at 56
2013 Marv Harshman, American College/Basketball HOF coach (Pacific Lutheran, Washington State Uni, Uni of Washington; Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1982, 84), dies at 95
2013 Michael France, American screenwriter, dies from complications from diabetes at 51
2013 Robert Byrne, American chess player (FIDE Grandmaster), dies from Parkinson’s disease at 84
2014 Beverly Hanson, American golfer (Western Open1956; Titleholders C'ship 1958; Women's PGA C'ship 1955), dies of Alzheimer's & COPD at 89
2014 Fred Ho [Houn], American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer (Year of the Tiger), playwright, writer and social activist, dies of colon cancer at 56
2014 Hal Smith, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1957, 59, 59²; St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 82
2015 Sheila Kitzinger, British author, anthropologist & child birth educator, dies at 86
2016 Alan Loveday, New Zealand and British violinist, dies at 88
2016 Anne Jackson, American stage actress (Twice Around the Park), dies at 90
2016 Arnold Wesker, British playwright (Chips with Everything), dies at 83
2016 David Gest, American television producer, dies at 62
2017 Barry “Frosty” Smith, American rock, country and blues touring and session drummer (Lee Michaels; Roky Erikson; Doug Sahm), dies at 71
2018 John Melcher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana), dies at 93
2019 Forrest Gregg, American Pro Football HOF tackle (9 x Pro Bowl; 7 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers) and coach (Cleveland Browns, Toronto Argonauts, Cincinnati Bengals, GB Packers), dies of Parkinson's disease at 85
2019 Georgia Engel, American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1972-77 - "Georgette"; Hot In Cleveland, 2011-15 -"Mamie-Sue"), dies at 70
2019 Tommy Smith, English soccer defender (1 cap; Football League Div 1 1966, 73, 76, 77; FA Cup 1965, 74; European Cup 1977; Liverpool 467 games), dies at 74
2020 Doug Sanders, American golfer (4 x runner-up in major C'ships; 20 PGA Tour titles), dies at 86
2020 Francisco Aritmendi, Spanish athlete (International Cross Country Championships 1964), dies of COVID-19 at 81
2020 Glenn Beckert, American baseball second baseman (MLB All-Star 1969-72; Gold Glove Award 1968; Chicago Cubs), dies at 79
2020 Jim Frey, American MLB manager (Kansas City Royals, American League C'ship 1980; Chicago Cubs), dies at 88
2020 John Horton Conway, British mathematician (cellular automaton Game of Life), dies of COVID-19 complications at 82
2020 Peter Bonetti, English soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; World Cup 1966; Chelsea 600 games), dies at 78

British auto racer (16 x F1 Grand Prix; World F1 Drivers C'ship runner-up 1955-58; 12 Hours of Sebring 1954) and broadcaster (ABC F1, NASCAR), dies at 90

2020 Tim Brooke-Taylor, English comedian (The Goodies), dies of COVID-19 complications at 79

American stand-up comedian, and actor (SNL; Aladdin - "Iago the Parrot"; The Afflac Duck), dies at 67

2022 Sergei Yashin, Russian Hockey HOF left winger (Olympic gold USSR 1988; HC Dynamo Moscow, EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen), dies at 60
2022 Shirley Spork, American golfer and administrator (co-founder LPGA; Women's PGA C'ship runner-up 1962), dies at 94
2024 Don Donoher, American College Basketball HOF coach (University of Dayton 1964-89), dies at 92
2024 Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist (PBS, 1975-95; NBC Weekend News, 1965-67), and novelist, dies at 93 [1] [2]

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