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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.

Stirling MossStirling Moss
British
Racing Driver
Tarvaris JacksonTarvaris Jackson
American
American Football Player

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

Abbie HoffmanAbbie Hoffman
American
Anti-War Activist

Georgia EngelGeorgia Engel
American
Actress
Clara BartonClara Barton
American
Nurse

William M. TweedWilliam M. Tweed
American
Politician
Adoniram JudsonAdoniram Judson
American
Missionary

Charles MessierCharles Messier
French
Astronomer

Igor Yevgenyevich TammIgor Tamm
Russian
Physicist

George WaldGeorge Wald
American
Scientist

F D RooseveltF D Roosevelt
American
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt
American
32nd U.S. President

Tim Brooke-TaylorTim Brooke-Taylor
British
Comedian

Marilyn ChambersMarilyn Chambers
American
Actress

David GestDavid Gest
American
Producer
Anne JacksonAnne Jackson
American
Actress

Boxcar WillieBoxcar Willie
American
Singer
Arthur FreedArthur Freed
American
Film producer, Composer, Screenwriter, Actor,

Edward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope
American
American paleontologist

William Graham SumnerWilliam Graham Sumner
American
Anthropologist, Political scientist, Historian,
Eve Kosofsky SedgwickEve Kosofsky Sedgwick
American
Academic Scholar

Harvey BallHarvey Ball
American
Artist, Entrepreneur, United States Armed Forces
Alan PatonAlan Paton
South African
Writer, Autobiographer, Screenwriter

Epiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius of Salamis
Palestinian
Bishop of Salamis

Feodor ChaliapinFeodor Chaliapin
French, Russian
Russian opera singer
Jacques-Bénigne BossuetJacques-Bénigne Bossuet
French
Priest, Historian, Theologian, Writer, Cleric,

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Otto WagnerOtto Wagner
Austrian
Architect, University teacher
Pope Julius IPope Julius I
Italian
Pope

Gordian IGordian I
Tunisian
Emperor

Ludvig NobelLudvig Nobel
Swedish
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Philanthropist

Patrick HilleryPatrick Hillery
Irish
Politician
Sidney HarmanSidney Harman
Canadian, American
Engineer
William KentWilliam Kent
British
architect, painter, printmaker

Joanna la BeltranejaJoanna la Beltraneja
Spanish
Queen

Claude, Duke of GuiseClaude, Duke of Guise
French
Nobleman

Arnold WeskerArnold Wesker
British
Playwright
Gordian IIGordian II
Tunisian
Emperor

William R. TolbertWilliam R. Tolbert
Liberian
Former President of Liberia

Charles BurneyCharles Burney
British
Musical Composer

Pietro MetastasioPietro Metastasio
Austrian, Italian
Italian poet

RajkumarRajkumar
Indian
Actor
John MaddoxJohn Maddox
British, Welsh
Chemist

Herbie NicholsHerbie Nichols
American
Musician
Pierre LerouxPierre Leroux
French
Philosopher

James SchuylerJames Schuyler
American
Poet

Robert PoundRobert Pound
Canadian, American
Physicist
Antoine PevsnerAntoine Pevsner
Belarusian, Russian
Sculptor

Michel ChartrandMichel Chartrand
Canadian
Political leader
C. Louis LeipoldtC. Louis Leipoldt
South African
Poet

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

Claude Prosper Jolyot de CrébillonClaude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
French
Novelist

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

Cecilia ColledgeCecilia Colledge
British
Figure skater
Carl HumannCarl Humann
German
Engineer

Sergio PitolSergio Pitol
Mexican
Writer

Alfred MétrauxAlfred Métraux
Argentinian, Swiss
Anthropologist

Marvin WolfgangMarvin Wolfgang
American
Sociologist
Kazimierz AjdukiewiczKazimierz Ajdukiewicz
Polish, Ukrainian
Philosopher

Abdülhak Hâmid TarhanAbdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
Turkish
Playwright
Vilém MathesiusVilém Mathesius
Czech
Linguist

Johann Adam MöhlerJohann Adam Möhler
German
Theologian

Andrew LoveAndrew Love
American
Saxophone player
Juanito ValderramaJuanito Valderrama
Spanish
Singer

Clark McConachyClark McConachy
New Zealander
Billiards player
Carmen DillonCarmen Dillon
British
Film Art Director

Johann Rudolf WettsteinJohann Rudolf Wettstein
Swiss
Diplomat

D. F. MalherbeD. F. Malherbe
South African
Novelist
Valentin KatayevValentin Katayev
Russian
Novelist

William Walden RubeyWilliam Walden Rubey
American
Geologist
Louis Auguste SabatierLouis Auguste Sabatier
French
Historian

Andreas ReyherAndreas Reyher
German
Educator

Serafín Álvarez QuinteroSerafín Álvarez Quintero
Spanish
Writer

Zelia Maria Magdalena NuttallZelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall
American
Archaeologist
Charlotta Spears BassCharlotta Spears Bass
American
Editor and activist
Ronald Mathias LockleyRonald Mathias Lockley
New Zealander
Ornithologist

Arthur B. KrockArthur B. Krock
American
Journalist

The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr.The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr.
American
Chaplain