Died on
Who died on February 12
104 figures who shaped history died on February 12.
- 104deaths
- 50events
Best known
Best known
Benedict of Aniane
8th/9th-century Frankish saint
Henjō
Japanese writer
Catherine of Navarre
Queen of Navarre from 1483 to 1517
Albrecht Altdorfer
German artist (c. 1480 – 1538)
Lord Guildford Dudley
Consort of Lady Jane Grey in 1553
Lady Jane Grey
Disputed Queen of England and Ireland in 1553
Benedict of Aniane — 8th/9th-century Frankish saint, who died on February 12 821.
Henjō — Japanese writer, who died on February 12 890.
Catherine of Navarre — Queen of Navarre from 1483 to 1517, who died on February 12 1517.
Albrecht Altdorfer — German artist (c. 1480 – 1538), who died on February 12 1538.
Lord Guildford Dudley — Consort of Lady Jane Grey in 1553, who died on February 12 1554.
Lady Jane Grey — Disputed Queen of England and Ireland in 1553, who died on February 12 1554.
All entries
- 901
Antony II of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 893 to 901 - 914EEmpress Li (Liu Shouguang's wife)
- 941WWulfhelmArchbishop of Canterbury (died 941)
- 981ÆÆlfstan (bishop of Ramsbury)10th-century Bishop of Ramsbury
- 1247EErmesinde, Countess of LuxembourgCountess of Luxembourg
- 1266SSeven Holy Founders of the Servite OrderSeven founders of a Roman Catholic order
- 1571
Nicholas ThrockmortonEnglish diplomat and politician (c. 1515–1571) - 1578
Pari Khan KhanumSafavid princess - 1590
François HotmanFrench lawyer and writer - 1600
Edward Denny (soldier)English soldier, privateer and adventurer - 1612
Jodocus HondiusFlemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer - 1624
George Heriot16th and 17th-century Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist - 1713
Jahandar ShahMughal emperor from 1712 to 1713 - 1728
Agostino SteffaniItalian composer and diplomat - 1763
Pierre de MarivauxFrench playwright and novelist - 1771
Adolf Frederick of SwedenKing of Sweden from 1751 to 1771 - 1789
Ethan AllenAmerican farmer, military officer and politician - 1804
Immanuel KantGerman philosopher - 1834
Friedrich SchleiermacherGerman theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar - 1886
Randolph CaldecottBritish artist and illustrator - 1894
Hans von BülowGerman conductor and pianist - 1896
Ambroise ThomasFrench composer and music educator - 1912
Gerhard Armauer HansenNorwegian physician - 1915
Émile WaldteufelFrench composer - 1916
Richard DedekindGerman mathematician - 1929
Lillie LangtryBritish socialite, actress, and theatrical producer - 1931
Samad bey MehmandarovAzerbaijani general - 1935
Auguste EscoffierFrench chef and writer - 1942
Eugene EsmondeRoyal Navy Lieutenant Commander - 1942
Avraham SternZionist leader - 1942
Grant WoodAmerican painter - 1947
Moses GombergAmerican chemist - 1949
Hassan al-BannaEgyptian Islamist leader and politician - 1954
Dziga VertovSoviet-Jewish filmmaker - 1958
Douglas HartreeBritish mathematician and physicist - 1960
Oskar AndersonRussian-German statistician - 1970
Clare Turlay NewberryAmerican writer - 1971
James Cash PenneyAmerican businessman - 1975
Carl LutzSwiss diplomat - 1976
Frank Stagg (Irish republican)Irish hunger striker - 1976
Sal MineoAmerican actor - 1977
Herman DooyeweerdDutch Neo-Calvinist philosopher - 1979
Jean RenoirFrench filmmaker - 1980
Muriel RukeyserAmerican poet and essayist - 1982
Victor JoryCanadian-American actor - 1983
Eubie BlakeAmerican jazz pianist - 1984
Anna AndersonImpostor of Grand Duchess Anastasia - 1984
Julio CortázarArgentine writer - 1985
Nicholas ColasantoAmerican actor and director - 1989
Thomas BernhardAustrian novelist and playwright - 1991RRoger Patterson (bassist)American bass guitarist
- 1992
Bep van KlaverenDutch boxer - 1994
Donald JuddAmerican artist - 1995PPhilip Taylor KramerAmerican bassist
- 1998
Gardner AckleyAmerican economist and diplomat - 2000
Tom LandryAmerican football coach and player - 2000
Charles M. SchulzAmerican cartoonist - 2001
Kristina SöderbaumSwedish-German actress - 2002JJohn EriksenDanish footballer
- 2005
Dorothy StangAmerican-Brazilian Religious Sister, educator and social activist (murdered 2005) - 2007AAnn BarzelAmerican writer, critic and lecturer
- 2007
Peggy GilbertAmerican jazz musician and bandleader - 2008
David GrohAmerican actor
- 2009
Colgan Air Flight 34072009 aviation accident in New York - 2009
Alison Des ForgesAmerican historian and human rights activist - 2009
Beverly EckertAmerican activist - 2009MMat MathewsDutch jazz accordionist
- 2009CColeman MellettAmerican jazz musician
- 2009
Gerry NiewoodAmerican jazz musician - 2010
Nodar KumaritashviliGeorgian luge athlete - 2011PPeter Alexander (Austrian performer)Austrian actor
- 2011
Betty GarrettAmerican actress, comedian, singer and dancer - 2011
Kenneth MarsAmerican actor
- 2012
Zina BethuneAmerican actress, dancer, and choreographer
- 2012DDenis FlanneryAustralia international rugby league player
- 2012
David Kelly (actor)Irish actor - 2012
John SeverinAmerican cartoonist - 2013
Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al SaudSaudi royal and government official - 2013RReginald TurnillBBC space correspondent
- 2013
Hennadiy UdovenkoUkrainian politician and diplomat - 2014
Sid CaesarAmerican comic actor and writer
- 2014
John PickstoneBritish historian - 2015
Movita CastanedaAmerican actress - 2015
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik MatMalaysian politician - 2015
Gary OwensAmerican DJ and radio personality - 2015
Steve StrangeWelsh singer and nightclub host - 2016
Dominique D'OnofrioBelgian footballer, coach, and chairman
- 2016GGiannis KalaitzisGreek comics artist and costume designer
- 2016
Yan SuMusical artist - 2017
Al JarreauAmerican singer - 2017
Anna Marguerite McCannAmerican art historian and archaeologist - 2018BBill CriderAmerican novelist
- 2019
Gordon BanksEnglish footballer - 2019
Lyndon LaRoucheAmerican political activist - 2019
Pedro MoralesPuerto Rican professional wrestler - 2020
Christie BlatchfordCanadian journalist
- 2020GGeert HofstedeDutch psychologist
- 2022
Ivan ReitmanCanadian filmmaker
Frequently asked questions
Who died on February 12?
104 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 12, including Benedict of Aniane, Henjō, Catherine of Navarre. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on February 12?
50 documented historical events happened on February 12, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Queen Isabella I issued an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castile, forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity. On the same day, in another year: A papal conclave convened to select a new pope after the death of Pope Alexander VIII. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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