14 notable people died on November 12, including Jean Sylvain Bailly, Friedrich Hoffmann, Carl Georg Brunius.
21st Century
2 deaths
Roberto Torretti
philosopherprofessor of philosophy
Philosopher, writer, and academic
Usko Meriläinen
composerconductor
Finnish composer (1930–2004)
20th Century
5 deaths
William Henry Withrow
authorjournalist
Canadian minister and writer (1839–1908)
Eduardo Schaerer
entrepreneurjournalist
President of Paraguay (1873-1941)
Elisa Acuña
activistjournalist
Mexican journalist (1887-1946)
Roy Agnew
composerpianist
Australian composer and pianist (1891–1944)
Harry Bergström
accordionistcomposer
Finnish pianist, composer and conductor (1910–1989)
19th Century
4 deaths
Carl Georg Brunius
anthropologistarchaeologist
Swedish classical scholar, architect and art historian
Amos Kendall
editorjournalist
American politician (1789–1869)
J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur
diplomatmilitary personnel
French writer (1735-1813)
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David Lennox
civil engineerengineer
British stonemason
18th Century
2 deaths
Jean Sylvain Bailly
astronomermathematician
French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader (1736-1793)
Friedrich Hoffmann
chemistpediatrician
German physician and chemist (1660–1742)
7th Century
1 deathCF
Cumméne Fota
latinistwriter
Irish bishop
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