Famous Deaths Happened In January - 12

0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on January - 12.   

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

1167  Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 on January - 12.   

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 this day in history 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  Death of Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620) on this day in history.   

1705  Death of Luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634) on January - 12.   

1732  Death of John Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685) on this day in history.   

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  Johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1777  Death of Hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726) on January - 12.   

1781  Death of Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71   

1817  Death of Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740) on this day in history.   

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  On January - 12 death of william Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)   

1839  Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1851  Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1860  On January - 12 martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

1867  Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history death of isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)   

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

1909  Death of Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history death of gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)   

1925  Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85 on January - 12.   

1926  On this day in history death of sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)   

1928  On this day in history death of ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair   

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1483  Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland was born on January - 12.   

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on this day in history.   

1492  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on this day in history.   

1562  On January - 12 birth of charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy   

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 this day in history.