Famous People Who Died On December 12

Dying is just like taxes in the respect that it is going to happen to you and me. Over history, we realize it doesn't matter who you are, you are going to face death. Famous people have no secret weapon against death. They are just like you and I. They will die. We will die. Death is a part of life. However, many of us look forward to eternal life in Heaven. After we all pass from this world, I hope to meet each one of you in a better place called Heaven.

We Live And We Die

Nobody Lives Forever

See You In Heaven

What happened on this day in history?

1800 - Washington DC established as capital of US
1913 - "Mona Lisa," stolen from Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered

Deaths

?-1600 - John Craig was a Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar
1787-1858 - Jacques Viger was an antiquarian and archeologist, first mayor of Montreal
1812-1889 - Robert Browning was an English poet, one of the foremost Victorian poets, dramatic monologues.
1883-1939 - Douglas Fairbanks was an actor (Zorro, 3 Musketeers, Robin Hood), was a founding member of the United Artists.
1891-1971 - David Sarnoff was a US TV pioneer (RCA), founded the National Broadcasting Company also known as NBC
1917-1988 - Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano was an American Mafia figure, was a Captain in the Genovese Crime Family of New York City, he was connected to Jimmy Hoffa and President Richard Nixon
1919-1995 - James Altgens took the famous JFK assassination photographs
1996 - Jean-Pierre Guerlain was a cosmetics pioneer of famous French perfumes
1930-1998 - Lawton Chiles was a U.S. Senator from Florida and Governor of Florida
1930-2006 - Al Shugart was a pioneering American computer engineer and co-founder of Seagate Technology, modern computer disc drives

Thirteen Days Until Christmas

This is series of famous people who died was inspired by Faye Farley who writes about famous people who were born on the same dates. Each day I will make a list of the famous people who died on the particular day with a link to her story about who was born on a particular day. Today's famous deaths will be linked to her September 27 story because she has not made it to October yet. Click here to check out Faye's writing

Sources
Historyorb.com
Wikipedia.com
Holidayinsights.com