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Died On April 12th

Discover the most famous people who died on April 12. The list includes people like Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Josephine Baker, William M. Tweed, Clara Barton. Famous personalities featured on this list, include boxers, historians, presidents and mathematicians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France and many more countries.

F D RooseveltF D Roosevelt
American
32nd President of the United States
Abbie HoffmanAbbie Hoffman
American
Anti-War Activist

Charlie MurphyCharlie Murphy
American
Actor

Josephine BakerJosephine Baker
French
Dancer

Joe LouisJoe Louis
American
Former Heavyweight Champion

Sugar Ray RobinsonSugar Ray Robinson
American
Former Welterweight and Middleweight Boxing
Joanna of CastileJoanna of Castile
Spanish
Queen

Georgia EngelGeorgia Engel
American
Actress

Clara BartonClara Barton
American
Nurse
Stirling MossStirling Moss
British
Racing Driver

William M. TweedWilliam M. Tweed
American
Politician
Tarvaris JacksonTarvaris Jackson
American
American Football Player

Adoniram JudsonAdoniram Judson
American
Missionary

Charles MessierCharles Messier
French
Astronomer

Igor Yevgenyevich TammIgor Tamm
Russian
Physicist

George WaldGeorge Wald
American
Scientist
RajkumarRajkumar
Indian
Actor

Marilyn ChambersMarilyn Chambers
American
Actress

David GestDavid Gest
American
Producer

Tim Brooke-TaylorTim Brooke-Taylor
British
Comedian
Anne JacksonAnne Jackson
American
Actress

William R. TolbertWilliam R. Tolbert
Liberian
Former President of Liberia
Gordian IGordian I
Tunisian
Emperor

Boxcar WillieBoxcar Willie
American
Singer

Eve Kosofsky SedgwickEve Kosofsky Sedgwick
American
Academic Scholar
Arthur FreedArthur Freed
American
Film producer, Composer, Screenwriter, Actor,

William Graham SumnerWilliam Graham Sumner
American
Anthropologist, Political scientist, Historian,
Alan PatonAlan Paton
South African
Writer, Autobiographer, Screenwriter

Patrick HilleryPatrick Hillery
Irish
Politician

Harvey BallHarvey Ball
American
Artist, Entrepreneur, United States Armed Forces
Edward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope
American
American paleontologist

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Epiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius of Salamis
Palestinian
Bishop of Salamis
Jacques-Bénigne BossuetJacques-Bénigne Bossuet
French
Priest, Historian, Theologian, Writer, Cleric,

Otto WagnerOtto Wagner
Austrian
Architect, University teacher

Charlotta Spears BassCharlotta Spears Bass
American
Editor and activist

Claude, Duke of GuiseClaude, Duke of Guise
French
Nobleman
Feodor ChaliapinFeodor Chaliapin
French, Russian
Russian opera singer
Sidney HarmanSidney Harman
Canadian, American
Engineer

Pope Julius IPope Julius I
Italian
Pope

Joanna la BeltranejaJoanna la Beltraneja
Spanish
Queen

Arnold WeskerArnold Wesker
British
Playwright
Gordian IIGordian II
Tunisian
Emperor

Sachin BhowmickSachin Bhowmick
Indian
Film Writer

Rodolfo GonzalesRodolfo Gonzales
American
Boxer

William KentWilliam Kent
British
architect, painter, printmaker

The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr.The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr.
American
Chaplain
George, Duke of Brunswick-CalenbergGeorge, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg
German
Prince

Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-LangenburgErnst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
German
Prince
Ludvig NobelLudvig Nobel
Swedish
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Philanthropist

Henry De Vere StacpooleHenry De Vere Stacpoole
British
Writer

Charles BurneyCharles Burney
British
Musical Composer
Pietro MetastasioPietro Metastasio
Austrian, Italian
Italian poet

Buddy WernerBuddy Werner
American
Alpine skier
Arthur YoungArthur Young
British
English writer

Herbie NicholsHerbie Nichols
American
Musician

Dara QuigleyDara Quigley
Irish
Journalist

James SchuylerJames Schuyler
American
Poet

Akhilesh DasAkhilesh Das
Indian
Politician
John MaddoxJohn Maddox
British, Welsh
Chemist

Andrew LoveAndrew Love
American
Saxophone player

Pierre LerouxPierre Leroux
French
Philosopher

Barbara HennebergerBarbara Henneberger
German
Alpine skier
Antoine PevsnerAntoine Pevsner
Belarusian, Russian
Sculptor

Ronald Mathias LockleyRonald Mathias Lockley
New Zealander
Ornithologist
Valentin KatayevValentin Katayev
Russian
Novelist

Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of WhartonThomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton
British
Politician

Zelia Maria Magdalena NuttallZelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall
American
Archaeologist
Michel ChartrandMichel Chartrand
Canadian
Political leader

Robert PoundRobert Pound
Canadian, American
Physicist
Cecilia ColledgeCecilia Colledge
British
Figure skater

John Brydges, 1st Baron ChandosJohn Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos
British
Courtier

C. Louis LeipoldtC. Louis Leipoldt
South African
Poet
Arthur B. KrockArthur B. Krock
American
Journalist

Claude Prosper Jolyot de CrébillonClaude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
French
Novelist
William WooWilliam Woo
American
American editor

Marvin WolfgangMarvin Wolfgang
American
Sociologist

Sergio PitolSergio Pitol
Mexican
Writer

Kazimierz AjdukiewiczKazimierz Ajdukiewicz
Polish, Ukrainian
Philosopher
Hertha von WaltherHertha von Walther
German
Actress
Carl HumannCarl Humann
German
Engineer

Mikayel NalbandianMikayel Nalbandian
Armenian
Writer

Serafín Álvarez QuinteroSerafín Álvarez Quintero
Spanish
Writer

Vilém MathesiusVilém Mathesius
Czech
Linguist
Johann Adam MöhlerJohann Adam Möhler
German
Theologian

Alfred MétrauxAlfred Métraux
Argentinian, Swiss
Anthropologist

Juanito ValderramaJuanito Valderrama
Spanish
Singer

Clark McConachyClark McConachy
New Zealander
Billiards player

Abdülhak Hâmid TarhanAbdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
Turkish
Playwright
Apphia Clara ManjoroApphia Clara Manjoro
Zimbabwean
Bishop Bartholomew Manjoro's wife

Thomas StanleyThomas Stanley
British
Poet
Johann Rudolf WettsteinJohann Rudolf Wettstein
Swiss
Diplomat

Christiane MaybachChristiane Maybach
German
Actress
D. F. MalherbeD. F. Malherbe
South African
Novelist
Carmen DillonCarmen Dillon
British
Film Art Director