History Deaths on February 12

Lady Jane Grey, de facto monarch of England and Ireland for nine days (b. 1537; executed)

#Lady_Jane_Grey

Anna Anderson, Polish-American woman, who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1896)

#Anna_Anderson

Sid Caesar, American actor and comedian (b. 1922)

#Sid_Caesar

Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (b. 1907)

#Bep_van_Klaveren

Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher and scholar (b. 1894)

#Herman_Dooyeweerd

Carl Lutz, Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (b. 1895)

#Carl_Lutz

Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1897)

#Douglas_Hartree

Ambroise Thomas, French composer and academic (b. 1811)

#Ambroise_Thomas

Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartographer (b. 1563)

#Jodocus_Hondius

Gordon Banks, English footballer (b. 1937)

#Gordon_Banks

Peter Alexander, Austrian singer and actor (b. 1926)

#Peter_Alexander_(Austrian_performer)

Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1724)

#Immanuel_Kant

Movita Castaneda, American actress and singer (b. 1916)

#Movita_Castaneda

Al Jarreau, American singer (b. 1940)

#Al_Jarreau

Denis Flannery, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1928)

#Denis_Flannery

Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and producer (b. 1912)

#Kristina_Söderbaum

Dominique D'Onofrio, Italian-Belgian footballer and coach (b. 1953)

#Dominique_D'Onofrio

Yan Su, Chinese general and composer (b. 1930)

#Yan_Su

victims of Colgan Air Flight 3407: Alison Des Forges, American historian and activist (b. 1942) Beverly Eckert, American activist (b. 1951) Mat Mathews, Dutch accordion player (b. 1924) Coleman Mellett, American guitarist (b. 1974) Gerry Niewood, American saxophonist (b. 1943)

#Colgan_Air_Flight_3407

Pedro Morales, Puerto Rican professional wrestler and commentator (b. 1942)

#Pedro_Morales

Hennadiy Udovenko, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, 2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ukraine (b. 1931)

#Hennadiy_Udovenko

Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (b. 1841)

#Gerhard_Armauer_Hansen

Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (b. 1688)

#Pierre_de_Marivaux

Benedict of Aniane, French monk and saint (b. 747)

#Benedict_of_Aniane

Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1919)

#Betty_Garrett

Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Malaysian cleric and politician, 12th Menteri Besar of Kelantan (b. 1931)

#Nik_Abdul_Aziz_Nik_Mat

Kenneth Mars, American actor and comedian (b. 1935)

#Kenneth_Mars

Gary Owens, American radio host and voice actor (b. 1934)

#Gary_Owens

Eubie Blake, American pianist and composer (b. 1887)

#Eubie_Blake

Steve Strange, Welsh singer (b. 1959)

#Steve_Strange

Eugene Esmonde, Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1909)

#Eugene_Esmonde

Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, created Peanuts (b. 1922)

#Charles_M._Schulz

Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg, ruler (b. 1185)

#Ermesinde,_Countess_of_Luxembourg

Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (b. 1846)

#Auguste_Escoffier

David Groh, American actor (b. 1939)

#David_Groh

Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (b. 1855)

#Samad_bey_Mehmandarov

Julio Cortázar, Belgian-Argentinian author and poet (b. 1914)

#Julio_Cortázar

Lyndon LaRouche, American political activist (b. 1922)

#Lyndon_LaRouche

Ethan Allen, American farmer, general, and politician (b. 1738)

#Ethan_Allen

Dziga Vertov, Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1896)

#Dziga_Vertov

Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1887)

#Oskar_Anderson

Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, engraver, and architect (b. 1480)

#Albrecht_Altdorfer

Tom Landry, American football player and coach (b. 1924)

#Tom_Landry

Nicholas Throckmorton, English politician and diplomat (b. 1515)

#Nicholas_Throckmorton

Gardner Ackley, American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (b. 1915)

#Gardner_Ackley

Henj?, Japanese priest and poet (b. 816)

#Henj?

Avraham Stern, Polish-Israeli militant leader (b. 1907)

#Avraham_Stern

Zina Bethune, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1945)

#Zina_Bethune

Hassan al-Banna, Egyptian educator, founded the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)

#Hassan_al-Banna

Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)

#Lillie_Langtry

Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)

#Hans_von_Bülow

John Pickstone, English historian and author (b. 1944)

#John_Pickstone

Anna Marguerite McCann, first female American underwater archaeologist (b. 1933)

#Anna_Marguerite_McCann

Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (b. 1710)

#Adolf_Frederick,_King_of_Sweden

Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and author (b. 1931)

#Thomas_Bernhard

Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, philosopher, and academic (b. 1831)

#Richard_Dedekind

Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)

#Randolph_Caldecott

François Hotman, French lawyer and author (b. 1524)

#François_Hotman

James Cash Penney, American businessman and philanthropist, founded J. C. Penney (b. 1875)

#James_Cash_Penney

Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist and physiologist (b. 1729)

#Lazzaro_Spallanzani

Agostino Steffani, Italian priest and composer (b. 1653)

#Agostino_Steffani

Grant Wood, American painter and academic (b. 1891)

#Grant_Wood

Sal Mineo, American actor (b. 1939)

#Sal_Mineo

Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1664)

#Jahandar_Shah

Edward Denny, Knight Banneret of Bishop's Stortford, English soldier, privateer and adventurer (b. 1547)

#Edward_Denny_(soldier)

George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist, founded George Heriot's School (b. 1563)

#George_Heriot

Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher and scholar (b. 1768)

#Friedrich_Schleiermacher

Victor Jory, Canadian-American actor (b. 1902)

#Victor_Jory

Moses Gomberg, Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (b. 1866)

#Moses_Gomberg

Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)

#Émile_Waldteufel

Ren Xinmin, Chinese rocket scientist (b. 1915)

Yannis Kalaitzis, Greek cartoonist (b. 1945)

Reginald Turnill, English journalist and author (b. 1915)

Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1941)

John Severin, American illustrator (b. 1921)

David Kelly, Irish actor (b. 1929)

Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (b. 1988)

Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)

Ann Barzel, American writer and dance critic (b. 1905)

Dorothy Stang, American-Brazilian nun and missionary (b. 1931)

John Eriksen, Danish footballer (b. 1957)

Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass player (b. 1952)

Donald Judd, American painter and sculptor (b. 1928)

Roger Patterson, American bass player (b. 1968)

Nicholas Colasanto, American actor and director (b. 1924)

Muriel Rukeyser, American poet and activist (b. 1913)

Jean Renoir, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)

Clare Turlay Newberry, American author and illustrator (b. 1903)

Lord Guildford Dudley, English son of Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland (b. 1536; executed)

Catherine of Navarre (b. 1468)

Amadeus of the Amidei, Italian saint

Wulfhelm, Archbishop of Canterbury

Li, empress of Yan

Antony II, patriarch of Constantinople

Ælfstan, bishop of Ramsbury