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Deaths on April 12

1989 : Abbie Hoffman, yippie peace activist of the 60's, dies at 52
1988 : Alan Stewart Paton, writer, dies
1896 : Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62
1946 : August Borms, Flemish nazi collaborator, executed at 67
1760 : Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64
1605 : Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies
1972 : C W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57
1974 : Carl Jaffe, dies at 72
1788 : Carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56
1788 : Carlo Antonio Campioni, composer, dies at 67
1817 : Charles Messier, "comet ferret" & catalogs famous "M objects,", dies
1995 : Chris Pyne, trombonist, dies at 56
1947 : Christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies
1912 : Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90
1550 : Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53
1777 : Claude-Prosper J de Cr‚billon, French writer (Le sopha), dies at 70
1959 : Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60
1987 : Ewan Calague, economist/statistician (Social Security) dies at 90
1946 : F Guicciardi, writer, dies
1938 : Feodor Chaliapine, Russian author (Man & Mark), dies at 65
1945 : Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945), dies at 63
1922 : Frantisek Ondricek, composer, dies at 64
1997 : George Wald, scientist, dies at 90
1981 : Hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78
1951 : Harold Vincent Milligan, composer, dies at 62
1994 : Harry la Fontaine, Danish/US resistance fighter/producer, dies at 81
1981 : Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Te Deum), dies at 88
1972 : Henri Potiron, composer, dies at 89
1990 : Henry Kendrick, dies
1845 : Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65
1909 : Hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79
1993 : Isaac Rojas, vp of Argentina (1955-58), dies
1959 : James Gleason, dies at 76
1991 : James Schuyler, US poet (Pulitzer 1980), dies
1994 : Jean Carmet, dies at 72
1828 : Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60
1981 : Joe Louis, [Brown bomber], US heavyweight champ (1937-49), dies at 66
1992 : Joe Medwick, vocalist, dies at 61
1555 : Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75
1942 : Johannes E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 80
1859 : John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84
1704 : John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76
1956 : Jos‚ Moscardo Ituarte, Spanish general (Alc zar 1936), dies at 77
1975 : Jos‚phine Baker, US/French revue artist (Folies-BergŠre), dies at 68
1797 : Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71
1914 : Josef Nesvera, composer, dies at 71
1965 : Linda Darnell, US actress (Dakota Incident), dies at 43
1996 : Marthe Robert, essayist/translator, dies at 82
1690 : Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71
1996 : Nancy Sheehan, writer, dies at 69
1961 : Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer, dies at 50
1993 : Patience Jarvis, dies of melanoma at 56
1976 : Paul Ford, actor (Phil Silvers Show), dies at 74
1977 : Philip K Wrigley, baseball owner (Chicago Cubs), dies at 82
1961 : Philippine "Pine" Belder, [Mary de Klerk], actress, dies at 93
1954 : Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89
1994 : Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar, dies at 60
1795 : Rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80
1984 : Ruth Taylor, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 76
1938 : Seraf¡n Alvarez Quint‚ro, Spanish playwright (Piropos), dies at 67
1980 : Stanley De Silva, cricketer (motor bike Sri Lanka '79 World Cup), dies
1989 : Sugar Ray Robinson, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 67 of Alzheimer
1966 : Sumokil, president of Republic South Moluccas, executed
1864 : Thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50
1910 : William G Sumner, US sociologist/politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69
1748 : William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies
1878 : William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies
1980 : William R Tolbert Jr, Liberian President & 27 others killed in coup
1996 : William Wilkinson, businessman/conservationist, dies at 63

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