Famous Deaths In July - 04

0907  On this day in history death of luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria   

0965  Death of Pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

0966  Benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies on this day in history.   

0973  Death of Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) on July - 04.   

1187  On this day in history reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies   

1301  Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle on July - 04.   

1307  Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies on this day in history.   

1336  On this day in history elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65   

1498  Filips van Burgundy, admiral-general of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.   

1541  Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

1546  Death of Hayreddin Barbarossa, Admiral of the Ottoman Navy (b. 1478) on July - 04.   

1578  On this day in history charles de Berlaymont, baron of Hierges, gov/viceroy of Names, dies   

1603  Philippus the Monte, priest/bandmaster/composer, dies at 82 on July - 04.   

1623  William Byrd, English composer (Ave verum corpus), dies at 80 on July - 04.   

1627  Thomas Middleton, Elizabethan dramatist (Women Beware Women), dies on July - 04.   

1648  On July - 04 death of antoine Daniel, French Jesuit missionary, one of the Canadian Martyrs (b. 1601)   

1672  Ambrosius Reiner, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1742  On July - 04 death of guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (b. 1671)   

1754  On this day in history death of philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist and author (b. 1680)   

1757  On July - 04 jean-Joseph Vade, composer, dies at 38   

1761  On this day in history death of samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689)   

1768  On this day in history willem van Hairs, Fries nobleman/poet (Suicide), dies at 58   

1780  On this day in history charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen South Neth, dies at 67   

1787  Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1789  Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59 on July - 04.   

1821  Death of Richard Cosway, English artist (b. 1742) on this day in history.   

1826  John Adams, 2nd president (1797-1801), dies at 90 on July - 04.   

1831  James Monroe, 5th president (1817-25), dies at 73 on July - 04.   

1845  On this day in history pierre P Royer-Collard, French philosopher/Council of 500, dies   

1848  On July - 04 francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies   

1850  Death of William Kirby, English entomologist (b. 1759) on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history martin-Joseph Mengal, composer, dies at 67   

1854  On this day in history karl F Eichhorn, German law historian, dies at 72   

1856  On this day in history istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64   

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1330  On July - 04 birth of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)   

1546  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral   

1610  Paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti) was born on this day in history.   

1669  On July - 04 birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor   

1694  On this day in history birth of louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose)   

1715  On this day in history birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)