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Deaths on November 12

1035 : Canute "The Great", King of the Danes (1016-1035), dies at 41
1035 : Knut II, the Great, Viking king of Engl/Den/Nor (1014-35), dies at 39
1202 : Knut VI, king of the Denen/Turn (1182-1202), dies at about 39
1555 : Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65
1558 : Shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies
1567 : Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France, dies at 74
1595 : John Hawkins, English navigator/treasurer of the Navy, dies at 63
1600 : Andreas of Austrian, Land Guardian of Neth (1598-1600), dies at 42
1606 : Matthaus Ludecus, composer, dies at 79
1671 : Christianus Schotanus … Sterringa, Fries theologist, dies at 68
1671 : Thomas, 3rd baron Fairfax of Cameron, English general, dies at 59
1722 : Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter/engraver/architect, dies at 63
1739 : Ludwig Ernst, composer, dies at 71
1754 : Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam painter/decorater, dies at 58
1793 : Jean-Sylvain, French historian (Napol‚on), executed at 53
1802 : Charles van Poucke, Flemish sculptor, dies at 62
1823 : Emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer, dies at 75
1852 : Georg Hellmesberger, composer, dies at 22
1869 : Gheorghe Asachi, author/humanist (1st newspaper in Moldavia), dies
1893 : Alexander Freiherr von Bach, premier of Austria (1852-59), dies at 80
1896 : Spyridon Xyndas, composer, dies at 84
1912 : Jos‚ Canalejas bon Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12), murdered at 58
1921 : Fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter/sculptor, dies at 63
1925 : Roman Statkowski, composer, dies at 65
1937 : Harry Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper (v WI 1928), dies
1939 : (Ernest YY) Oscar Tourniaire, actor (Bluejackets), dies at 59
1940 : Alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34
1941 : Abe "Kid Twist" Reles, NY gangster/police informer, killed
1944 : Edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87
1944 : George D Birkhoff, US mathematician (Aesthetic measure), dies at 60
1944 : Roy Agnew, composer, dies at 51
1947 : Emmuska Orczy, British author (Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82
1948 : Umberto Giordano, composer, dies at 81
1949 : Hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64
1956 : Gerhard Alexander, actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49
1957 : Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Roman Law), dies at 78
1960 : John Trim, cricketer (occasional WI quick 1948-52, 18 wkts), dies
1962 : Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer, dies at 68
1962 : Sid Tomack, actor (Gillis-Life of Riley, My Friend Irma), dies at 55
1966 : Quincy Porter, US composer, dies at 69
1967 : Herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian, dies at 58
1969 : Louis van Tulder, tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77
1972 : Rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite), dies at 92
1974 : Charles Quinlivan, actor (7 Guns to Mesa), dies at 50
1975 : Anthony Ross, TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at 69
1976 : Walter Hamor Piston, US composer, dies at 82
1978 : Howard Swanson, composer, dies at 71
1979 : Dimitri Tiompkin, composer, dies at 85
1980 : Alexander "Alex" Nicholas Voormolen, Dutch composer, dies at 85
1980 : Andrei Amalrik, Russian writer/dissident, dies at 42
1980 : Haya van Someren-Downer, Dutch MP, dies at 54
1987 : Roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75
1989 : Dolores Ib rruri, [Pasionaria], Basque/Spanish communist, dies at 93
1990 : Dave Willock, actor (Queen of Outer Space), dies at 81
1990 : Eve Arden, actress (Our Miss Brooks), dies at 82
1990 : Nico Haak, Dutch singer (Foxy Foxtrot), dies
1990 : Rifaat El-Maghub, Egyptian MP leader, murdered
1990 : Yannis Ritsos, Greek poet, dies at 81
1991 : Christopher Hayes, dies of heart attack
1991 : Diane Brewster, actress (Courage of Black Beauty), dies at 60
1991 : Howard Brunner, dies of AIDS at 51
1991 : Paul E "Cardinal" Leger, cardinal/archbishop of Montreal, dies at 87
1992 : Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer, dies of cancer at 81
1992 : David Oliver, actor (Perry Hutchins-Another World), dies of AIDS at 30
1993 : Anna Stein, actress (Wedding Night), dies of heart attack at 88
1993 : Bill Dickey, HOF baseball catcher (NY Yankees, 1928-46), dies at 86
1993 : Harry Haldeman, Nixon's cabinet member (1968-73), dies
1994 : Charles "Honi" Coles, dancer (1983 Tony award), dies at 81
1994 : Katherine Elliots, doctor, dies at 75
1994 : Michael John Innes Mackintosh Stewart Innes, writer, dies at 88
1994 : Wilma Glodean Rudolph, US sprinter (Olympics-3 gold-60), dies at 54
1995 : Curley Fox, fiddler, dies at 85
1995 : Jack Mann, pilot/hostage, dies at 81
1995 : Marion Pitt, social worker/writer, dies at 56
1996 : Don Kenyon, cricketer, dies at 72
1996 : Gwen Catley, soprano, dies at 90
1996 : John Qace Hardbattle, political activist, dies at 51
1997 : William Matthews, poet, dies at 55

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