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Peabody in the Problem Child franchise, the only actor in the series to reprise his role in all three films as well as the animated television series.
Notable Deaths on April 12
2022 — Gilbert Gottfried
American comedian, actor, and singer (born 1955)
April 12 has 103 recorded notable deaths across history, from 45 BC to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
103 source records
45 BC – 2026
Today in history
Major events on April 12
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 2026 The Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar wins the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, defeating Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party, which had ruled the country for 16 years, marking the first change in government in Hungary for over a decade. Source
- 1983 Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago. Source
- 1981 The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission. Source
- 1961 Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1. Source
Did you know
The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged her in 2011 as the most recorded artist in music history.
Did you know
Following the deaths of her elder brother John, elder sister Isabella, and nephew Miguel between 1497 and 1500, Joanna became the heir presumptive to the crowns of Castile and Aragon.
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Marilyn Chambers was known for her 1972 hardcore film debut, Behind the Green Door, and her 1980 pornographic film Insatiable.
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Arthur Freed won the Academy Award for Best Picture twice, in 1951 for An American in Paris and in 1958 for Gigi.
More major people who died on April 12
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2026
Asha Bhosle
Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality (born 1933)
Asha Bhosle was an Indian playback singer and actress who predominantly worked in Indian cinema.
1555
Joanna
Queen of Castile and Aragon (born 1479)
Joanna or Joan was queen of Castile from 1504 and queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was the daughter of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon.
2009
Marilyn Chambers
American actress
Marilyn Ann Taylor, known professionally as Marilyn Chambers, was an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer, model, actress, singer, and vice-presidential candidate.
1973
Arthur Freed
American songwriter and producer (born 1894)
Arthur Freed was an American lyricist and a Hollywood film producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture twice, in 1951 for An American in Paris and in 1958 for Gigi.
1983
Jørgen Juve
Norwegian football player and journalist (born 1906)
Jørgen Juve was a Norwegian football player, jurist, journalist, and non-fiction writer. For most of his career, he played as a striker for Lyn.
1879
Richard Taylor
Confederate general (born 1826)
Richard "Dick" Taylor was an American planter, politician, military historian, and Confederate general.
2006
William Sloane Coffin
American minister and activist (born 1924)
William Sloane Coffin Jr. was an American Mainline Protestant clergyman and peace activist. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ.
1866
Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood
English politician, founded Fleetwood (born 1801)
Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, 1st Baronet, was an English landowner, developer and Member of Parliament who founded the town of Fleetwood, in Lancashire, England.
2015
Alfred Eick
German commander (born 1916)
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.
2014
Hal Smith
American baseball player and coach (born 1931)
Harold Raymond Smith was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1956–61) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1965).
1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (born 1882)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945.
2013
Robert Byrne
American chess player and author (born 1928)
Robert Eugene Byrne was an American chess player and chess author who held the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). He won the U.S. Championship in 1972, and was a World Chess Championship Candidate in 1974.
1981
Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (born 1887)
Prince Yasuhiko Asaka was the founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family and served as a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese invasion of China and the Second World War.
2008
Patrick Hillery
Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (born 1923)
Patrick John Hillery was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the president of Ireland from December 1976 to December 1990.
1933
Adelbert Ames
American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (born 1835)
Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, businessman and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. A Radical Republican, he was a military governor, U.S.
1912
Clara Barton
American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (born 1821)
Clarissa Harlowe Barton was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk.
352
Julius I
pope of the Catholic Church
Pope Julius I was the bishop of Rome from 6 February 337 to his death on 12 April 352.
1986
Valentin Kataev
Russian author and playwright (born 1897)
Valentin Petrovich Kataev was a Soviet writer and editor who managed to create penetrating works discussing post-revolutionary social conditions without running afoul of the demands of official Soviet style.
1684
Nicola Amati
Italian instrument maker (born 1596)
Nicola Amati, Nicolò Amati or Nicolao Amati was an Italian master luthier from Cremona, Italy. Amati is one of the most well-known luthiers from the Casa Amati.