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History Deaths on July 12

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History Deaths on July 12

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Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1879)

#Mazo_de_la_Roche

In 1961

Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian linguist, poet, and playwright (b. 1808)

#Henrik_Wergeland

In 1845

Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (b. 1947)

#Minnie_Riperton

In 1979

Elsie de Wolfe, American actress, author, and interior decorator (b. 1865)

#Elsie_de_Wolfe

In 1950

Hamid Samandarian, Iranian director and playwright (b. 1931)

#Hamid_Samandarian

In 2012

James P. Hogan, English-American author (b. 1941)

#James_P._Hogan_(writer)

In 2010

Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (b. 1935)

#Cheng_Siwei

In 2015

John Hayes, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1868)

#John_Hayes_(Australian_politician)

In 1956

Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (b. 1939)

#Harvey_Pekar

In 2010

Pius Njawé, Cameroonian journalist (b. 1957)

#Pius_Njawé

In 2010

Kenneth More, English actor (b. 1914)

#Kenneth_More

In 1982

Robert Henri, American painter and educator (b. 1865)

#Robert_Henri

In 1929

Jean Picard, French priest and astronomer (b. 1620)

#Jean_Picard

In 1682

Ray Stannard Baker, American journalist and author (b. 1870)

#Ray_Stannard_Baker

In 1946

Robert Burås, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1975)

#Robert_Burås

In 2007

Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (b. 1950)

#Tenzin_Delek_Rinpoche

In 2015

Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor and businessman, invented the outboard motor (b. 1877)

#Ole_Evinrude

In 1934

Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)

#Nathan_Söderblom

In 1931

Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (b. 1898)

#Christfried_Burmeister

In 1965

Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist and spy (b. 1868)

#Gertrude_Bell

In 1926

Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (b. 1956)

#Chenjerai_Hove

In 2015

Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (b. 1955)

#Tony_Snow

In 2008

Stefano della Bella, Italian illustrator and engraver (b. 1610)

#Stefano_della_Bella

In 1664

Kenneth J. Gray, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)

#Kenneth_J._Gray

In 2014

Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (b. 1895)

#Wolfram_Freiherr_von_Richthofen

In 1945

Xue Juzheng, Chinese scholar-official and historian

#Xue_Juzheng

In 981

William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (b. 1557)

#William_Bourchier,_3rd_Earl_of_Bath

In 1623

Olga Guillot, Cuban-American singer (b. 1922)

#Olga_Guillot

In 2010

Johann Joachim Quantz, German flute player and composer (b. 1697)

#Johann_Joachim_Quantz

In 1773

Richard Cromwell, English academic and politician (b. 1626)

#Richard_Cromwell

In 1712

Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (b. 1802)

#Pavel_Nakhimov

In 1855

Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (b. 1887)

#Charles_Rolls

In 1910

Roger Payne, English mountaineer (b. 1956)

#Roger_Payne_(mountaineer)

In 2012

Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, French navy officer and politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1671)

#Charles_de_la_Boische,_Marquis_de_Beauharnois

In 1749

Dara Singh, Indian wrestler, actor, and politician (b. 1928)

#Dara_Singh

In 2012

Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1946)

#Bobby_Murcer

In 2008

John Chancellor, American journalist (b. 1927)

#John_Chancellor

In 1996

Robert Stevenson, Scottish engineer (b. 1772)

#Robert_Stevenson_(civil_engineer)

In 1850

D. T. Suzuki, Japanese philosopher and author (b. 1870)

#D._T._Suzuki

In 1966

Charles Merritt, Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1908)

#Charles_Merritt

In 2000

João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (b. 1917)

#João_Saldanha

In 1990

Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1950)

#Valeriya_Novodvorskaya

In 2014

Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (b. 1919)

#Alfred_de_Grazia

In 2014

Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter, invented baseball (b. 1820)

#Alexander_Cartwright

In 1892

Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1916)

#Sherwood_Schwartz

In 2011

Bahlul Lodi, sultan of Delhi

#Bahlul_Lodi

In 1489

Paulo Moura, Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist (b. 1932)

#Paulo_Moura

In 2010

John A. Dahlgren, American admiral (b. 1809)

#John_A._Dahlgren

In 1870

Alfred Dreyfus, French colonel (b. 1859)

#Alfred_Dreyfus

In 1935

Chris Wood, English saxophonist (b. 1944)

#Chris_Wood_(rock_musician)

In 1983

Alimuddin, Pakistani cricketer (b. 1930)

#Alimuddin_(cricketer)

In 2012

John Komnenos, Byzantine general

#John_Komnenos_(Domestic_of_the_Schools)

In 1067

Bertrada of Laon, Frankish queen (b. 720)

#Bertrada_of_Laon

In 783

Charles Wood Irish composer (b. 1866)

#Charles_Wood_(composer)

In 1926

Ky?goku Takakazu, Japanese nobleman

#Ky?goku_Takakazu_(d._1441)

In 1441

Douglas Hyde, Irish scholar and politician, 1st President of Ireland (b. 1860)

#Douglas_Hyde

In 1949

Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)

#Jimmie_Lunceford

In 1947

Alexander Hamilton, American general, economist, and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1755)

#Alexander_Hamilton

In 1804

Roger Wolfe Kahn, American composer and bandleader (b. 1907)

#Roger_Wolfe_Kahn

In 1962

Goran Hadži?, Serbian politician (b. 1958)

#Goran_Hadži?

In 2016

Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese sh?gun (b. 1394)

#Ashikaga_Yoshinori

In 1441

Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1924)

#Nestor_Basterretxea

In 2014

Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1675)

#Evaristo_Felice_Dall'Abaco

In 1742

Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (b. 1927)

#Emil_Bobu

In 2014

Benny Carter, American trumpet player, saxophonist, and composer (b. 1907)

#Benny_Carter

In 2003

Dada J. P. Vaswani, Indian spiritual leader (b. 1918)

In 2018

D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (b. 1941)

In 2015

Jamil Ahmad, Pakistani author (b. 1931)

In 2014

Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (b. 1925)

In 2013

Takako Takahashi, Japanese author (b. 1932)

In 2013

Amar Bose, American businessman, founded the Bose Corporation (b. 1929)

In 2013

George C. Stoney, American director and producer (b. 1916)

In 2012

Else Holmelund Minarik, Danish-American author and illustrator (b. 1920)

In 2012

Eddy Brown, English footballer and manager (b. 1926)

In 2012

Stan Zemanek, Australian radio and television host (b. 1947)

In 2007

John King, Baron King of Wartnaby, English businessman (b. 1917)

In 2005

Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded the National Ballet School of Canada (b. 1918)

In 2004

Mark Lovell, English race car driver (b. 1960)

In 2003

Fred Marcellino, American author and illustrator (b. 1939)

In 2001

Rajendra Kumar, Bollywood actor, (b. 1921)

In 1999

Serge Lemoyne, Canadian painter (b. 1941)

In 1998

Arkady Ostashev, Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (b. 1925)

In 1998

Jimmy Driftwood, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1907)

In 1998

François Furet, French historian and author (b. 1927)

In 1997

Dan Eldon, English photographer and journalist (b. 1970)

In 1993

Caroline Pafford Miller, American journalist and author (b. 1903)

In 1992

James Ormsbee Chapin, American painter and illustrator (b. 1887)

In 1975

Lon Chaney, Jr., American actor (b. 1906)

In 1973

Yvon Robert, Canadian wrestler (b. 1914)

In 1971

Henry George Lamond, Australian farmer and author (b. 1885)

In 1969

Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician and engineer (b. 1871)

In 1945

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., American general and politician, Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1887)

In 1944

John Ashby, English admiral (b. 1640)

In 1693

Marquis de St Ruth, French general

In 1691

Steven Borough, English navigator and explorer (b. 1525)

In 1584

Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch priest and philosopher (b. 1466)

In 1536

Meng Chang, emperor of Later Shu (b. 919)

In 965

Viventiolus, archbishop of Lyon (b. 460)

In 524

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