12 January Deaths

January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 353 days remaining until the end of the year (354 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).

 690 – Benedict Biscop, English scholar and saint, founded the Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey

    1140 – Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia
    1167 – Aelred of Rievaulx, English monk and saint (b. 1110)
    1321 – Marie of Brabant, Queen of France (b. 1256)
    1519 – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459)
    1665 – Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician and lawyer (b. 1601)
    1674 – Giacomo Carissimi, Italian priest and composer (b. 1605)
    1700 – Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (b. 1620)
    1705 – Luca Giordano, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1634)
    1720 – William Ashhurst, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1647)
    1732 – John Horsley, English-Scottish historian and author (b. 1685)
    1735 – John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)
    1759 – Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1709)
    1765 – Johann Melchior Molter, German violinist and composer (b. 1696)
    1777 – Hugh Mercer, Scottish-American general and physician (b. 1726)
    1778 – François Bigot, French politician (b. 1703)
    1781 – Richard Challoner, English bishop (b. 1691)
    1829 – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772)
    1833 – Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
    1834 – William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
    1856 – Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (b. 1815)
    1861 – Václav Hanka, Czech philologist and author (b. 1791)
    1892 – James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
    1892 – William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
    1899 – Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
    1909 – Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
    1911 – Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
    1916 – Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
    1921 – Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (b. 1866)
    1926 – Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)
    1934 – Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887)
    1934 – Surya Sen, Bangladeshi educator and activist (b. 1894)
    1938 – Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1867)
    1940 – Edward Smith, English lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1899)
    1943 – Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (b. 1902)
    1944 – Lance C. Wade, American commander and pilot (b. 1915)
    1957 – Ken Wharton, English race car driver (b. 1916)
    1958 – Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (b. 1875)
    1960 – Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (b. 1899)
    1962 – Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1869)
    1965 – Lorraine Hansberry, American author, playwright, and director (b. 1936)
    1967 – Burhan Asaf Belge, Turkish diplomat (b. 1887)
    1971 – John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (b. 1885)
    1973 – Roy Franklin Nichols, American historian and academic (b. 1896)
    1974 – Princess Patricia of Connaught (b. 1886)
    1976 – Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1890)
    1977 – Henri-Georges Clouzot, French director and screenwriter (b. 1907)
    1983 – Nikolai Podgorny, Ukrainian engineer and politician (b. 1903)
    1988 – Connie Mulder, South African politician (b. 1925)
    1988 – Piero Taruffi, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1906)
    1990 – Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American author and educator (b. 1919)
    1991 – Robert Jackson, Australian public servant and diplomat (b. 1911)
    1991 – Mary Francis Shura, American author (b. 1923)
    1992 – Kumar Gandharva, a Hindustani classical singer (b. 1924)
    1994 – Gustav Naan, Estonian physicist and philosopher (b. 1919)
    1996 – Joachim Nitsche, German mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
    1997 – Jean-Edern Hallier, French author (b. 1936)
    1997 – Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
    1998 – Roger Clark, English race car driver (b. 1939)
    1999 – Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1961)
    2000 – Marc Davis, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1913)
    2000 – Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)
    2001 – Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
    2001 – William Redington Hewlett, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1913)
    2002 – Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th U.S. Secretary of State (b. 1917)
    2003 – Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (b. 1912)
    2003 – Kinji Fukasaku, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
    2003 – Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (b. 1926)
    2003 – Maurice Gibb, Manx-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1949)
    2003 – Alan Nunn May, English physicist and spy (b. 1911)
    2004 – Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
    2004 – Randy VanWarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1955)
    2006 – Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter (b. 1918)
    2007 – Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (b. 1937)
    2007 – James Killen, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1925)
    2009 – Claude Berri, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
    2009 – Russ Conway, Canadian-American actor (b. 1913)
    2010 – Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and author (b. 1946)
    2010 – Hasib Sabbagh, Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Consolidated Contractors Company (b. 1920)
    2012 – Bjørn G. Andersen, Norwegian geologist and academic (b. 1924)
    2012 – Glenda Dickerson, American director, choreographer, and educator (b. 1945)
    2012 – Bill Janklow, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1939)
    2012 – Charles H. Price II, American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1931)
    2012 – Jim Stanley, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
    2013 – Precious Bryant, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
    2013 – Eugene Patterson, American journalist and activist (b. 1923)
    2014 – Alexandra Bastedo, English actress (b. 1946)
    2014 – Connie Binsfeld, American educator and politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (b. 1924)
    2014 – George Dement, American soldier, businessman, and politician (b. 1922)
    2015 – Trevor Colbourn, American historian and academic (b. 1927)
    2015 – Robert Gover, American journalist and author (b. 1929)
    2015 – Carl Long, American baseball player (b. 1935)
    2015 – Elena Obraztsova, Russian soprano and actress (b. 1939)
    2015 – Inge Vermeulen, Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (b. 1985)

Source: Wikipedia