Famous Deaths Happened In January - 12

0689  On this day in history benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

1049  On this day in history abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81   

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

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on this day in history.   

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

1519  On January - 12 maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

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  Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1705  Death of Luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634) on this day in history.   

1732  On January - 12 death of john Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685)   

1735  On this day in history death of john Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)   

1759  On this day in history anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49   

1765  On January - 12 johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68   

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

1781  On this day in history death of richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)   

1807  Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1829  On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56   

1833  On January - 12 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 January - 12.   

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 January - 12 death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)   

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

1867  On January - 12 victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74   

1897  Death of Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813) on January - 12.   

1899  Death of Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) on this day in history.   

1909  On January - 12 death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)   

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

1925  On this day in history oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85   

1926  Death of Sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

1928  On January - 12 death of ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair   

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1483  On this day in history birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on January - 12.   

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  Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.   

1577  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1580  Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on January - 12.   

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on January - 12.