Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 12 January

1934-Surya Sen Surya Sen, also called Surya Kumar Sen, was an Indian revolutionary who was influential in the Indian independence movement against British rule in India and is best known for leading the 1930 Chittagong armoury raid. Sen was a school teacher by profession and was popularly known as Master Da.

1942-M. S. Nagappa was an Indian sculptor who designed statues and monuments in British 
India.In 1935, Nagappa prepared a bronze statue of George V and presented it to the monarch during his silver jubilee celebrations on behalf of Lodd Govindoss Chathurbhujadoss, a popular businessman and philanthropist of Madras. Nagappa was awarded a "Rao Bahadur" medal for his work. George V also appointed him official sculptor to the British Crown and presented him with a coat of arms.