Died On April 12th

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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.
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 1 
F. D. Roosevelt
(32nd President of the United States)
F. D. Roosevelt
55
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1882
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hyde Park, New York, United States
Died: 1945
 2 
Josephine Baker
(First Black Woman to Star in a Major Motion Picture, the 1927 Silent Film 'Siren of the Tropics')
Josephine Baker
30
Birthdate: June 3, 1906
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 1975
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 3 
Gilbert Gottfried
(Stand-up comedian, Actor)
Gilbert Gottfried
9
Listed In:
Birthdate: February 28, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2022
 4 
Joe Louis
(One of the Greatest and Most Influential Boxers of All Time.)
Joe Louis
11
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 13, 1914
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chambers County, Alabama, United States
Died: 1981
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 5 
Charlie Murphy
(Best Known as a Writer & Cast Member of the Sketch-Comedy Series 'Chappelle's Show')
Charlie Murphy
9
Birthdate: July 12, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2017
 6 
Sugar Ray Robinson
(One of the Greatest Boxers of All Time)
Sugar Ray Robinson
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 3, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ailey, Georgia, United States
Died: 1989
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 7 
Georgia Engel
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Georgette Franklin Baxter’ in the TV Sitcom ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’)
Georgia Engel
3
Birthdate: July 28, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 2019
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 8 
Clara Barton
(American Nurse Who Founded the American Red Cross)
Clara Barton
9
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 25, 1821
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: North Oxford, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1912
 9 
Joanna of Castile
(Former Queen of Castile (1504 - 1555))
Joanna of Castile
5
Birthdate: November 6, 1479
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Toledo, Spain
Died: 1555
 10 
Rajkumar
(Actor)
Rajkumar
20
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 24, 1929
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gajanur, India
Died: 2006
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 11 
Abbie Hoffman
(Political Activist, Co-Founder of the 'Youth International Party' and Member of the 'Chicago Seven')
Abbie Hoffman
21
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 30, 1936
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1989
 12 
Tarvaris Jackson
(American Football Player)
Tarvaris Jackson
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 21, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 13 
Anne Jackson
(Actress)
Anne Jackson
2
Birthdate: September 3, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Millvale, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2016
 14 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
(Comedian)
Tim Brooke-Taylor
3
Birthdate: July 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Buxton, England
Died: 2020
 15 
Boxcar Willie
(Singer)
Boxcar Willie
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 1, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ellis County, Texas, U.S.
Died: 1999
 16 
Forrest Gregg
(American Football Player)
Forrest Gregg
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 18, 1933
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Birthright, Texas, United States
Died: 2019
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 17 
Adoniram Judson
(Missionary)
Adoniram Judson
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 9, 1788
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Malden
Died: 1850
 18 
William M. Tweed
(Member of the New York Senate from 1868 to 1873)
William M. Tweed
1
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: April 3, 1823
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1878
 19 
Marilyn Chambers
(Actress)
Marilyn Chambers
3
Birthdate: April 22, 1952
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 2009
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 20 
Charles Messier
(Astronomer)
Charles Messier
4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 26, 1730
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Badonviller
Died: 1817
 21 
Alan Paton
(Writer, Autobiographer, Screenwriter)
Alan Paton
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 11, 1903
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pietermaritzburg
Died: 1988
 22 
Stirling Moss
(One of the Greatest Race Car Drivers Who Never Won a Formula One World Championship)
Stirling Moss
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 17, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: West Kensington, London, England
Died: 2020
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 23 
Otto Wagner
(Architect, University teacher)
Otto Wagner
1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: July 13, 1841
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: 1918
 24 
Edward Drinker Cope
(American paleontologist)
Edward Drinker Cope
1
Birthdate: July 28, 1840
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: 1897
 25 
Claude, Duke of Guise
(Nobleman)
Claude, Duke of Guise
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 20, 1496
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Castle of Condé, France
Died: 1550
 26 
Ludvig Nobel
(Entrepreneur, Engineer, Philanthropist)
Ludvig Nobel
1
Birthdate: July 27, 1831
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stockholm
Died: 1888
 27 
Igor Tamm
(Soviet Physicist Who Won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics)
Igor Tamm
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 8, 1895
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vladivostok, Russia
Died: 1971
 28 
William Graham Sumner
(Anthropologist, Political scientist, Writer)
William Graham Sumner
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 30, 1840
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1910
 29 
Doug Sanders
(American Professional Golfer)
Doug Sanders
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 24, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cedartown, Georgia, United States
Died: 2020
 30 
William R. Tolbert
(Former President of Liberia)
William R. Tolbert
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 13, 1913
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bensonville, Liberia
Died: 1980
 31 
Rodolfo Gonzales
(Boxer)
Rodolfo Gonzales
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 18, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: 2005
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 32 
David Gest
(Reality TV Stars & Former Husband of Singer Liza Minnelli)
David Gest
4
Birthdate: May 11, 1953
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 33 
Shirley Williams
(Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords (2001-04))
Shirley Williams
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 27, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, England
Died: 2021
 34 
Mikayel Nalbandian
(Writer)
Mikayel Nalbandian
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 14, 1829
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nakhichevan-on-Don, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire (now Rostov-on-Don, Russia)
Died: 1866
 35 
Seiji Miyaguchi
(Actor)
Seiji Miyaguchi
1
Birthdate: November 15, 1913
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1985
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 36 
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
(Novelist)
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 13, 1707
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1777
 37 
Margaret of Castello
(Nun)
Margaret of Castello
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1287 AD
Birthplace: Castello della Metola, Italy
Died: 1320
 38 
Louis Auguste Sabatier
(Historian)
Louis Auguste Sabatier
0
Birthdate: October 22, 1839
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vallon, France
Died: 1901
 39 
Edward Sokoine
(Politician)
Edward Sokoine
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 1, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Monduli, Arusha Region, Tanzania.
Died: 1984
 40 
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
(Academic Scholar)
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
2
Birthdate: May 2, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died: 2009
 41 
James Gleason
(Actor)
James Gleason
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 23, 1882
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1959
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 42 
Epiphanius of Salamis
(Bishop of Salamis)
Epiphanius of Salamis
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0310 AD
Birthplace: Eleutheropolis, Palestine
Died: 0403
 43 
Robert Byrne
(American Chess Player and Chess Author Who Held the Fide Title of Grandmaster (GM))
Robert Byrne
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 20, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2013
 44 
Harvey Ball
(Artist, Entrepreneur, United States Armed Forces)
Harvey Ball
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 10, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Worcester
Died: 2001
 45 
Gordian I
(Emperor)
Gordian I
2
Birthdate: 0159 AD
Birthplace: Phrygia
Died: 0238
 46 
Sidney Harman
(American Engineer, Businessman and Former Chairman Emeritus of 'Harman International Industries, Inc')
Sidney Harman
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: August 4, 1918
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: 2011
 47 
William Walden Rubey
(Geologist)
William Walden Rubey
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 19, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moberly, Missouri, United States
Died: 1974
 48 
Lionel Logue
(Former Speech Therapist to King George VI)
Lionel Logue
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 26, 1880
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: College Park, Australia
Died: 1953
 49 
Felicitas Mendez
(Activist)
Felicitas Mendez
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 5, 1916
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Juncos, Puerto Rico Juncos, Puerto Rico
Died: 1998
 50 
Arthur Freed
(Film producer, Composer, Screenwriter, Actor, Lyricist, Songwriter)
Arthur Freed
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 9, 1894
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Charleston
Died: 1973