Baker, Josephine (1975)
The African-American singer and dancer who embraced Paris
Famous People Who Died on April 12
From the Who2 database of 4,520 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Barton, Clara (1912)
Founder of the American Red Cross -
Coffin, William Sloane (2006)
The Yale chaplain who opposed the U.S. war in Vietnam -
Hoffman, Abbie (1989)
The yippie who wrote Steal This Book -
Messier, Charles (1817)
French comet hunter who first catalogued nebulae -
Roosevelt, Franklin (1945)
The president who led the U.S. through World War II