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April 12:

 * 1814 - Samuel Beckles was born in Barbados.
 * 1897 - Edward Drinker Cope died in hiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA at age 56.
 * 1947 - Martin Brasier was born in London, England.
 * 2004 - Wesley Wehr died of a heart attack in Seattle, Washington, USA.