Famous Deaths In December - 17

0535  On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)  Share it »

0695  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]  Share it »

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.  Share it »

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1195  On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies  Share it »

1213  On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53  Share it »

1273  On this day in history death of rumi (b.1207)  Share it »

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1562  Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 on this day in history.  Share it »

1651  On this day in history wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81  Share it »

1663  On this day in history death of nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (b. 1583)  Share it »

1679  Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1711  On this day in history arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies  Share it »

1721  On this day in history death of richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, English statesman (b. 1640)  Share it »

1751  On this day in history kilian I von Dientzenhofer, Czech master builder, dies at 62  Share it »

1811  On this day in history john Antes, composer, dies at 71  Share it »

1829  On this day in history bernard Jumentier, composer, dies at 80  Share it »

1830  Simon Bolivar, president (Colombia), dies at 47 in Colombia on this day in history.  Share it »

1833  On this day in history death of kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel of Bathe, murdered at 21  Share it »

1847  Death of Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria, second wife of Napoleon (b. 1791) on this day in history.  Share it »

1860  Death of Désirée Clary, Queen of Sweden and Norway (b. 1777) on this day in history.  Share it »

1870  Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  Share it »

1881  On this day in history lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62  Share it »

1891  Msiri, king of Garanganja (Katanga), dies in battle on this day in history.  Share it »

1893  On this day in history levinus T Keuchenius, Dutch min of Colonies (1888-90), dies at 71  Share it »

1899  Frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of Brit field marshal, dies in battle on this day in history.  Share it »

1907  Kelvin of Largs, [William Thomson], Br physicist (Kelvin), dies at 83 on this day in history.  Share it »

1913  Stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  Share it »

1916  On this day in history death of grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated  Share it »

1917  On this day in history death of elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician (b. 1836)  Share it »

1925  On this day in history a N "Monkey" Hornby, cricketer (England capt at Oval 1882), dies  Share it »

1926  Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  Share it »

1930  Peter Warlock, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  Share it »

1933  Hans Vaihinger, German philosopher (Side-Studies), dies at 81 on this day in history.  Share it »

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1239  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)  Share it »

1267  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)  Share it »

1493  On this day in history birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)  Share it »

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1619  On this day in history birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)  Share it »

1632  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »