Best known
Best known
Bertrada of Laon
Queen consort of the Franks (died 783)
Xue Juzheng
Scholar-official
John Komnenos (Domestic of the Schools)
Byzantine military leader (c. 1015–1067)
Ashikaga Yoshinori
Military ruler of Japan from 1429 to 1441
Bahlul Khan Lodi
Founder of the Lodi Dynasty (reigned 1451–1489)
Erasmus
Dutch philosopher and theologian (c. 1466–1536)
Bertrada of Laon — Queen consort of the Franks (died 783), who died on July 12 783.
Xue Juzheng — Scholar-official, who died on July 12 981.
John Komnenos (Domestic of the Schools) — Byzantine military leader (c. 1015–1067), who died on July 12 1067.
Ashikaga Yoshinori — Military ruler of Japan from 1429 to 1441, who died on July 12 1441.
Bahlul Khan Lodi — Founder of the Lodi Dynasty (reigned 1451–1489), who died on July 12 1489.
Erasmus — Dutch philosopher and theologian (c. 1466–1536), who died on July 12 1536.
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113 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 12, including Bertrada of Laon, Xue Juzheng, John Komnenos (Domestic of the Schools). 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.
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