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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.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Cleopatra

Cleopatra .
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
Birthdate: 0069 BC
Birthplace: Alexandria
Died: 0030

 2 Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: December 22, 1960
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: 1988
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 3 Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: September 16, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2014
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 4 Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: May 16, 1905
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Grand Island
Died: 1982

 5 Gulshan Kumar

Gulshan Kumar.
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Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Businessperson, Film producer
Birthdate: May 5, 1956
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Delhi, India
Died: 1997

 6 William Blake

William Blake.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Painter, Poet
Birthdate: November 28, 1757
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1827

 7 Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Author of James Bond Series
Birthdate: May 28, 1908
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mayfair, London
Died: 1964
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 8 Loretta Young

Loretta Young.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: January 6, 1913
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died: 2000

 9 Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin.
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: TV Host
Birthdate: July 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Mateo
Died: 2007
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 10 Thomas Mann

Paul Thomas Mann.
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist, Short Story Writer
Birthdate: June 6, 1875
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lübeck, Germany
Died: 1955

 11 Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr..
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Pilot
Birthdate: July 25, 1915
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hull, Massachusetts
Died: 1944
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 12 John Cage

John Cage.
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Composer, Writer
Birthdate: September 5, 1912
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 1992

 13 Paola Mori

Paola Mori
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: September 18, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Italy
Died: 1986

 14 Yongle Emperor

Yongle Emperor.
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Emperor
Birthdate: May 2, 1360
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nanjing, China
Died: 1424
Height: 0'9" (23 cm)

 15 Kyu Sakamoto

Kyu Sakamoto
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Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: December 10, 1941
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Died: 1985

 16 William Shockley

William Shockley.
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: February 13, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1989

 17 Pope Sixtus IV

Pope Sixtus IV.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Bishop of Rome
Birthdate: July 21, 1414
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Celle Ligure, Italy
Died: 1484

 18 George Stephenson

George Stephenson.
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Father of Railways
Birthdate: June 9, 1781
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wylam
Died: 1848

 19 Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau

Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: September 25, 1968
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Utrecht
Died: 2013

 20 Gareth Jones

Gareth Jones
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Journalist
Birthdate: August 13, 1905
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Barry, England
Died: 1935

 21 Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Boxer
Birthdate: January 26, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mexico
Died: 1982
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 22 Wilhelm Steinitz

Wilhelm Steinitz
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Chess Master
Birthdate: May 17, 1836
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Prague
Died: 1900

 23 Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Author
Birthdate: January 14, 1556
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Agra, India
Died: 1602

 24 Jules Brunet

Jules Brunet
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Officer, Military personnel
Birthdate: January 2, 1838
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Belfort
Died: 1911

 25 Arthur Griffith

Arthur Griffith
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Former President of Dáil Éireann
Birthdate: March 31, 1871
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1922

 26 Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Roman Emperor
Birthdate: 0825 AD
Died: 0875

 27 Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Statesman
Birthdate: June 18, 1769
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1822

 28 Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers

Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Nobleman
Birthdate: 1405 AD
Birthplace: Maidstone, Kent, England
Died: 1469

 29 Joe Tex

Joe Tex
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Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-songwriter
Birthdate: August 8, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rogers, Texas, U.S.
Died: 1982

 30 Enos Slaughter

Enos Slaughter
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Baseball player
Birthdate: April 27, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Roxboro, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2002

 31 Albert Gallatin

Albert Gallatin
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician, Diplomat
Birthdate: January 29, 1761
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Geneva
Died: 1849

 32 John Philip Holland

John Philip Holland
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, submariner
Birthdate: March 1, 1841
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liscannor
Died: 1914

 33 Metacom

Metacom
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Tribal Leader
Birthdate: 1638 AD
Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1676

 34 Anna Held

Anna Held.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress, Singer
Birthdate: March 8, 1872
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 1918

 35 A. V. Meiyappan

A. V. Meiyappan
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Producer
Birthdate: July 28, 1907
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Karaikudi, India
Died: 1979

 36 Al Shean

Al Shean
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: May 12, 1868
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kingdom of Prussia
Died: 1949

 37 James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell
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Listed In:
Famous As: Poet, Diplomat, Essayist, Writer, Literary critic, Journalist
Birthdate: February 22, 1819
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cambridge
Died: 1891

 38 Lenny Breau

Lenny Breau
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Guitarist, Songwriter, Jazz musician, Musician, Music teacher, Jazz guitarist, Classical guitarist
Birthdate: August 5, 1941
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Auburn, Maine
Died: 1984

 39 Rachel Ruysch

Rachel Ruysch
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: June 3, 1664
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: 1750

 40 Giovanni Gabrieli

Giovanni Gabrieli.
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Italian composer
Birthdate: 1557 AD
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: 1612

 41 Luther Allison

Luther Allison
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Guitarist
Birthdate: August 17, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Widener, Arkansas, United States
Died: 1997

 42 Godfrey Hounsfield

Godfrey Hounsfield.
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Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Developer of X-ray computed tomography
Birthdate: August 28, 1919
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Died: 2004

 43 Helen Hunt Jackson

Helen Hunt Jackson
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: October 15, 1830
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1885

 44 Pope Innocent XI

Pope Innocent XI
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Pope
Birthdate: May 16, 1611
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Como
Died: 1689

 45 Francesco Crispi

Francesco Crispi
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Prime Minister, Statesman,Lawyer Journalist
Birthdate: October 4, 1818
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ribera, Agrigento, Italy
Died: 1901

 46 Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Princess
Birthdate: July 23, 1781
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Coburg, Germany
Died: 1860

 47 Ray Eames

Ray Eames
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: December 15, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
Died: 1988

 48 Ernst Boris Chain

Ernst Boris Chain.
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Biochemist
Birthdate: June 19, 1906
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1979

 49 Philippe de Champaigne

Philippe de Champaigne
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: May 26, 1602
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brussels
Died: 1674

 50 Francisco de Vitoria

Francisco de Vitoria
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: philosopher, writer, religious, university teacher, economist
Birthdate: 1483 AD
Birthplace: Burgos
Died: 1546