Famous Deaths In August - 12

0030  On this day in history death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on August - 12.   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on August - 12.   

1350  On this day in history philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on August - 12.   

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)   

1588  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1612  On August - 12 giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60   

1633  On August - 12 jacopo Peri, Itallian opera composer, dies at 71   

1638  On August - 12 johannes Althusius, [Althaut], German lawyer, dies at about 81   

1648  On August - 12 death of ibrahim I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1615)   

1654  Cornelis Haga, ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39), dies at 76 on August - 12.   

1660  On August - 12 gilbertus van Zinnik, Flemish architect, dies at about 33   

1674  On August - 12 philippe de Champaigne, painter, dies   

1675  On August - 12 karl Rabenhaupt, German/Neth baron of Sucha/army leader, dies at 73   

1676  On this day in history death of king Philip, [Metacomet], leader Wampanoag-indians, shot to death   

1689  On this day in history innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Pope (1676-89), dies at 78   

1715  Nahum Tate, English poet/playwright/poet laureate, dies on August - 12.   

1728  On August - 12 henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 61   

1750  On August - 12 rachel Ruysch, royal painter of soverign Johan von de Pfalz, dies   

1778  Death of Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, British general and politician (b. 1714) on August - 12.   

1797  Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer, dies at 73 on August - 12.   

1809  Death of Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738) on August - 12.   

1810  On August - 12 death of etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)   

1811  On August - 12 john FE Acton, cruel premier of Naples, dies at 77   

1812  Jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer, dies at 81 on August - 12.   

1822  Robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies on August - 12.   

1827  On August - 12 william Blake, English poet/painter, dies at 69   

1830  Franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50 on August - 12.   

1848  On August - 12 george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies   

1849  On this day in history abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Min of Finance (1801-14), dies at 88   

1857  On this day in history william Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies   

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1592  On August - 12 birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  On August - 12 birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.   

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer