Famous Deaths In August - 09

0117  On this day in history death of mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)  

0378  On this day in history flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50  

0803  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on August - 09.  

1048  On this day in history pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days  

1107  On August - 09 death of emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)  

1173  On this day in history death of najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin  

1250  Death of King Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216) on August - 09.  

1420  On this day in history pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies  

1516  Jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66 on August - 09.  

1534  Death of Cardinal Cajetan, Italian theologian (b. 1470) on August - 09.  

1601  Death of Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558) on August - 09.  

1612  On this day in history ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies  

1613  Giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1634  Pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on August - 09.  

1652  On this day in history john Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37  

1668  On this day in history francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64  

1672  Jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70 on August - 09.  

1710  On August - 09 gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 77  

1720  Death of Simon Ockley, English orientalist (b. 1678) on August - 09.  

1727  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer, dies at 52 on August - 09.  

1738  Pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies on this day in history.  

1744  On this day in history death of james Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English patron of the arts (b. 1673)  

1763  John Althuysen, Fries vicar/poet (Frysk Jierboek), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1806  Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Christian, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

1816  Death of Johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (b. 1771) on August - 09.  

1835  Claus Nielsen Schali, composer, dies at 78 on August - 09.  

1837  On August - 09 death of xavier Sigalon, French painter (b. 1787)  

1848  Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies on this day in history.  

1854  On this day in history frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57  

1862  Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46 on this day in history.  

1886  Death of Samuel Ferguson, Northern Irish poet and artist (b. 1810) on August - 09.  

1888  Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45 on August - 09.  

1892  Matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies on August - 09.  

1896  On August - 09 death of otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48  

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1201  Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on August - 09.  

1593  On August - 09 birth of izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)  

1611  On this day in history birth of henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth  

1631  On August - 09 birth of john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]  

1648  Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.  

1653  On this day in history birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)  

1669  On this day in history birth of eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731)  

1674  FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.