Famous Deaths for 12th August 2023

1158 – Anselm of Havelberg, Brandenburg bishop of Havelberg (1129-55), dies at about 58
1750 – Rachel Ruysch, Dutch painter (portrait of of sovereign Johan von de Pfalz), dies at 86
1810 – Etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist, dies at 84
1857 – William Conybeare, English geologist (fossils of plesiosaur dinosaur), dies at 70
1904 – William Renshaw, British tennis player (Wimbledon, 1881-86, 1889 (singles); 1884-86, 1888-89 (doubles, with twin brother Ernest), dies of epileptic convulsions at 43
1982 – Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer (WBC, lineal featherweight title 1980-82), dies in a traffic accident at 23
1985 – Marcel Mihalovici, French composer, dies at 86
1990 – Piotr Perkowski, Polish composer, dies at 89
2000 – Patrick Peter Sacco, American composer, dies at 71
2020 – Don Edmunds, American auto racer and car builder (National Sprint Car HOF; built Evel Knievel’s Snake River Canyon Sky cycle), dies at 89

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