Famous Deaths In January - 12

0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on this day in history.   

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1167  On January - 12 aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56   

1321  On January - 12 death of maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)   

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on January - 12.   

1519  Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on January - 12.   

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on January - 12.   

1665  On this day in history pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63   

1674  On this day in history giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68   

1700  On this day in history death of marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620)   

1705  On this day in history death of luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634)   

1732  On this day in history death of john Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685)   

1735  Death of John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668) on January - 12.   

1759  Anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1765  Johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68 on January - 12.   

1777  Death of Hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726) on this day in history.   

1781  On January - 12 death of richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)   

1807  Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71 on January - 12.   

1817  On this day in history death of juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)   

1829  Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56 on January - 12.   

1833  On this day in history death of marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)   

1834  Death of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759) on this day in history.   

1839  Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on January - 12.   

1851  On January - 12 johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72   

1856  On this day in history death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)   

1860  On this day in history martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

1867  Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74 on January - 12.   

1897  Death of Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813) on this day in history.   

1899  Death of Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) on January - 12.   

1909  Death of Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) on January - 12.   

1921  On January - 12 death of gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)   

1925  Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1926  On January - 12 death of sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)   

1928  Death of Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair on January - 12.   

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1483  On January - 12 birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

1483  On January - 12 birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538)   

1492  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on January - 12.   

1562  Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on January - 12.   

1576  On this day in history birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1577  On January - 12 birth of jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644)   

1580  On January - 12 birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

1580  On this day in history birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)