Famous People Who Died in 1812

Apr 20 George Clinton, American soldier and 4th Vice President (1805-12), dies at 73 and 1st Vice President to die in office

May 11 Spencer Perceval, British statesman and Prime Minister (1809–1812), assassinated by John Bellingham at 49

May 13 Johann Matthias Sperger, Austrian double bassist and composer, dies at 62

May 18 John Bellingham, English merchant who assassinated British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval, executed by hanging at 42 or 43

May 21 Joseph Wolfl, Austrian composer, dies at 38
Jun 2 John W de Winter, Dutch vice-adm, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51
Jun 16 Franz Pforr, German painter and cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23
Jul 14 Christian G. Heyne, German scholar and archaeologist, dies at 82
Jul 24 Joseph Schuster, composer, dies at 63
Aug 1 Yakov Kulnev, Russian general (killed in battle) (b. 1763)
Aug 12 Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Alsatian composer, dies at 81
Aug 19 Vincenzo Righini, Italian composer and singer, dies at 56
Aug 21 Silverius Muller, Austrian composer, priest, and educator, dies at 67
Sep 12 Pyotr I Bagration, Georgian/Russian ruler/general, dies in battle
Sep 19 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German Jewish banker and founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, dies at 68
Sep 21 Emmanuel Schikaneder, German performing arts impresario, dramatist, actor, singer, and librettist (Mozart's "Magic Flute"), dies at 61
Oct 11 Jurriaan François de Friderici, Dutch governor-general of Suriname, dies at 60

Oct 13 Isaac Brock, English general (conquered Detroit), dies in battle at 43

Nov 11 Platon Levshin, Metropoitan of Moscow (b. 1737)
Nov 15 Eagle Fokke Simonsz, writer (Year 3000), dies at about 57
Dec 12 John Malchair, German-born English artist, violinist and composer, dies at 82
Dec 13 Marianne Martinez, Austrian composer, dies at 68

Dec 20 Sacagawea, Shoshone interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition, dies at 24

Dec 23 Michel Delalande, French sacred music composer and maître de musique (Cathedral of Chartres, 1761-85), dies at 73
Dec 27 Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Lithuanian rabbi and founder of Chabad Hasidism (b. 1745)
Dec 27 Joanna Southcott, an English self-described religious prophetess.