Died On August 12th

Discover the most famous people who died on August 12. The list includes people like Cleopatra, Ian Fleming, William Blake, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Michel Basquiat. Famous personalities featured on this list, include artists, actors, actresses and short story writers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.

Cleopatra Cleopatra
0069 BC, Egyptian, Greek
Pharaoh
Henry FondaHenry Fonda
16 May 1905, American
Actor

Lauren BacallLauren Bacall
16 September 1924, American
Actress, Model

Jean-Michel BasquiatJean-Michel Basquiat
22 December 1960, American
Artist

William BlakeWilliam Blake
28 November 1757, British
Painter

Ian FlemingIan Fleming
28 May 1908, British
Author of James Bond Series
Merv GriffinMerv Griffin
06 July 1925, American
TV Host

Loretta YoungLoretta Young
06 January 1913, American
Actress

John CageJohn Cage
05 September 1912, American
Composer, Writer

Paul Thomas MannThomas Mann
06 June 1875, Swiss, German
Novelist, Short Story Writer
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
25 July 1915, American
Pilot

William ShockleyWilliam Shockley
13 February 1910, American
Physicist
George StephensonGeorge Stephenson
09 June 1781, British
Father of Railways

Giovanni GabrieliGiovanni Gabrieli
1557 AD, Italian
Italian composer

Godfrey HounsfieldGodfrey Hounsfield
28 August 1919, British
Developer of X-ray computed tomography
Anna HeldAnna Held
08 March 1872, French
Actress, Singer

Karl ZieglerKarl Ziegler
26 November 1898, German
Chemist
Walter Rudolf HessWalter Rudolf Hess
17 March 1881, Swiss
Physiologist

James B. Sumner James B. Sumner
19 November 1887, American
Chemist

Ernst Boris ChainErnst Boris Chain
19 June 1906, German
Biochemist
Gulshan KumarGulshan Kumar
05 May 1956, Indian
Businessperson, Film producer

Paola MoriPaola Mori
18 September 1928, Italian
Actor
Yongle EmperorYongle Emperor
02 May 1360, Chinese
Emperor of China

Salvador SánchezSalvador Sánchez
26 January 1959, Mexican
Boxer

Pope Sixtus IVPope Sixtus IV
21 July 1414, Italian
Pope ,Bishop of Rome

Prince Friso of Orange-NassauPrince Friso of Orange-Nassau
25 September 1968
Engineer
James Russell LowellJames Russell Lowell
22 February 1819, American
Poet, Diplomat, Essayist, Writer, Literary critic,
Jules BrunetJules Brunet
02 January 1838, French
Officer, Military personnel

Albert GallatinAlbert Gallatin
29 January 1761, American
Politician, Diplomat

Joe TexJoe Tex
08 August 1933, American
Singer-songwriter

Lenny BreauLenny Breau
05 August 1941, Canadian
Guitarist, Songwriter, Jazz musician, Musician,
Wilhelm SteinitzWilhelm Steinitz
17 May 1836, Austrian, Czech, American
Chess Master

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John Philip HollandJohn Philip Holland
01 March 1841, Irish, American
engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, submariner

Pope Innocent XIPope Innocent XI
16 May 1611, Italian
Pope

Francisco de VitoriaFrancisco de Vitoria
1483 AD, Spanish
philosopher, writer, religious, university

Philippe de ChampaignePhilippe de Champaigne
26 May 1602, French, Dutch
Painter
Rachel RuyschRachel Ruysch
03 June 1664, Dutch
Botanical illustrator, Painter

Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
25 July 1915, American
Pilot, Soldier
Walter J. OngWalter J. Ong
30 November 1912, American
Anthropologist, Historian, Writer, University

Francesco CrispiFrancesco Crispi
04 October 1818, Italian
Prime Minister, Statesman,Lawyer Journalist

Horace Smith-DorrienHorace Smith-Dorrien
26 May 1858, British
Autobiographer, Military personnel
Jacopo PeriJacopo Peri
20 August 1561, Italian
Composer,singer

Eliphalet RemingtonEliphalet Remington
28 October 1793, American
Inventor
Adolf Erik NordenskiöldAdolf Erik Nordenskiöld
18 November 1832, Swedish
Geologist

Cleopatra VII of EgyptCleopatra VII of Egypt
0069 BC, Egyptian
Pharaoh

Louis II, Holy Roman EmperorLouis II, Holy Roman Emperor
0825 AD, Italian
Roman Emperor

Viktor HambardzumyanViktor Hambardzumyan
18 September 1908, Armenian, Georgian, Russian
Scientist