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Cleopatra's first language was Koine Greek, and she is the only Ptolemaic ruler known to have learned the Egyptian language, among several others.
Notable Deaths on August 12
-30 — Cleopatra
Egyptian queen (born 69 BC)
August 12 has 118 recorded notable deaths across history, from 30 BC to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
118 source records
30 BC – 2024
Today in history
Major events on August 12
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- 1990 Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota. Source
- 1960 Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched. Source
- 1323 The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod Republic is signed, regulating the border between the two countries for the first time. Source
- 1099 First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade. Source
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What he called his "prophetic works" were said by the 20th-century critic Northrop Frye to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language".
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Una Stubbs became known after appearing in the film Summer Holiday (1963) and later played Rita Rawlins in the BBC sitcoms Till Death Us Do Part (1965–1975) and In Sickness and in Health (1985–1992).
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was a British statesman.
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Gallatin was a prominent member of the Democratic-Republican Party, represented Pennsylvania in both chambers of Congress, and held several influential roles across four presidencies, most notably as the longest serving U.
More major people who died on August 12
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1827
William Blake
English poet and painter (born 1757)
William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age.
2021
Una Stubbs
English actress, TV personality, and dancer (born 1937)
Una Stubbs was an English actress, television personality, and dancer who appeared on British television, in the theatre, and occasionally in films.
1822
Robert Stewart
Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (born 1769)
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was a British statesman.
1849
Albert Gallatin
Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1761)
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin was a Genevan-American politician, diplomat, ethnologist, and linguist.
1904
William Renshaw
English tennis player (born 1861)
William Charles Renshaw was a British tennis player active during the late 19th century, who was ranked world No. 1. He won twelve Wimbledon titles: seven in singles and five in doubles.
1999
Jean Drapeau
Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Montreal (born 1916)
Jean Drapeau was a Canadian politician who served as mayor of Montreal for 2 non-consecutive terms from 1954 to 1957 and from 1960 to 1986.
1315
Guy de Beauchamp
10th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman
Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick was an English magnate, and one of the principal opponents of King Edward II and his favourite, Piers Gaveston.
2020
Bill Yeoman
American college football player and coach (born 1927)
William Frank Yeoman was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Houston from 1962 to 1986.
1973
Karl Ziegler
German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1898)
Karl Waldemar Ziegler was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963, with Giulio Natta, for work on polymers.
1941
Bobby Peel
English cricketer and umpire (born 1857)
Robert Peel was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire between 1883 and 1897.
2008
Helge Hagerup
Norwegian playwright, poet and novelist (born 1933)
Helge Hagerup was a Norwegian playwright, poet and novelist. He was born in Trondheim, a son of Inger Hagerup, and brother of Klaus Hagerup.
1546
Francisco de Vitoria
Spanish theologian (born 1492)
Francisco de Vitoria, also known as Francisco de Victoria, was a Spanish Catholic philosopher, theologian, and jurist of Renaissance Spain.
1976
Tom Driberg
British politician/journalist (born 1905)
Thomas Edward Neil Driberg, Baron Bradwell was a British journalist, politician, High Anglican churchman and possible Soviet spy, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1942 to 1955, and again from 1959 to 1974.
2015
John Scott
English organist and conductor (born 1956)
John Gavin Scott was an English organist and choirmaster who reached the highest levels of his profession on both sides of the Atlantic. He directed the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral in London from 1990 to 2004.
2009
Les Paul
American guitarist, songwriter, and inventor (born 1915)
Lester William Polsfuss, known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor.
2019
DJ Arafat
Ivorian DJ and singer (born 1986)
Ange Didier Houon, known professionally as DJ Arafat and various other stage names, was an Ivorian disc jockey and singer who made music in the Coupé-Décalé genre.
1982
Salvador Sánchez
Mexican boxer (born 1959)
Salvador "Sal" Sánchez Narváez was a Mexican professional boxer. Sánchez was the WBC and The Ring featherweight champion from 1980 to 1982.
1992
John Cage
American composer and theorist (born 1912)
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, artist, and music theorist.
2002
Enos Slaughter
American baseball player and manager (born 1916)
Enos Bradsher Slaughter, nicknamed "Country", was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St.