Who died on January 12

107 people with a Wikipedia article died on January 12, including Ahmad Samani, Sang Weihan, Aelred of Rievaulx. 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.

43 documented historical events happened on January 12, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople. On the same day, in another year: Bayinnaung, who later assembled what was probably the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia, was crowned as the king of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty. 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.