Famous People Who Died on This Day in History, Who Died Today in History?
Here is a list who died on date 12 December today. Important and famous people from throughout history died on this day. Today's famous deaths list for December 12
Who Died Today, Famous Deaths on December 12
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 884 | King Carloman II of the Franks (born c.866; hunting accident) |
| 1296 | Isabella of Mar, first wife of Robert Bruce VII (b. 1277) |
| 1572 | Loredana Marcello, Dogaressa of Venice, botanist, author |
| 1751 | Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary at War (b. 1678) |
| 1766 | Johann Christoph Gottsched, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1700) |
| 1794 | Meshullam Feivush Heller, Ukrainian author (b. 1742) |
| 1803 | Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden (b. 1750) |
| 1858 | Jacques Viger, Canadian archeologist and politician, 1st Mayor of Montreal (b. 1787) |
| 1889 | Viktor Bunyakovsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804) |
| 1894 | John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845) |
| 1913 | Menelik II, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1844) |
| 1921 | Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868) |
| 1923 | Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet (b. 1903) |
| 1934 | Thorleif Haug, Norwegian skier (b. 1894) |
| 1939 | Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1883) |
| 1941 | César Basa, Filipino lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915) |
| 1951 | Mildred Bailey, American singer (b. 1907) |
| 1958 | Albert Walsh, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1900) |
| 1966 | Karl Ruberl, Austrian-American swimmer (b. 1880) |
| 1968 | Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (b. 1902) |
| 1970 | Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (b. 1889) |
| 1975 | Richard Baggallay, English colonel and cricketer (b. 1884) |
| 1980 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Premier of Quebec (b. 1912) |
| 1985 | Anne Baxter, American actress (b. 1923) |
| 1993 | József Antall, Hungarian historian and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1932) |
| 1994 | Stuart Roosa, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1933) |
| 1996 | Vance Packard, American journalist, author, and critic (b. 1914) |
| 1997 | Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1921) |
| 1998 | Lawton Chiles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Governor of Florida (b. 1930) |
| 1999 | Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (b. 1904) |
| 2001 | Ardito Desio, Italian geologist and explorer (b. 1897) |
| 2002 | Dee Brown, American historian and author (b. 1908) |
| 2003 | Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijani general and politician, 3rd President of Azerbaijan (b. 1923) |
| 2005 | Robert Newmyer, American actor and producer (b. 1956) |
| 2006 | Paul Arizin, American basketball player (b. 1928) |
| 2007 | François al-Hajj, Lebanese general (b. 1953) |
| 2008 | Avery Dulles, American cardinal and theologian (b. 1918) |
| 2010 | Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver, founded Tom Walkinshaw Racing (b. 1946)[184] |
| 2012 | Joe Allbritton, American banker, publisher, and philanthropist, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | Tom Laughlin, American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | Norman Bridwell, American author and illustrator, created Clifford the Big Red Dog (b. 1928) |
| 2015 | Frans Geurtsen, Dutch footballer (b. 1942) |
| 2016 | Shirley Hazzard, Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1931) |
| 2017 | Ed Lee, American politician and attorney, 43rd Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1952)[198][199] |
| 2019 | Danny Aiello, American actor (b. 1933) |
| 2020 | John le Carré, English author (b. 1931) |
| 2021 | Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, Tongan politician and military officer, Deputy Prime Minister (b. 1955)[206] |
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