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Famous Deaths In December - 25

Sunday, 19 May 2013

1156 On this day in history peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61

1249 Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies on this day in history.

1513 On this day in history johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70

1530 Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on this day in history.

1635 Death of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567) on this day in history.

1676 On this day in history death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)

1683 Death of Kara Mustapha, Turkish grand-vizier (1676-83), executed on this day in history.

1758 On this day in history death of james Hervey, English clergyman (b. 1714)

1761 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 on this day in history.

1765 On this day in history antonio Tonelli, composer, dies at 79

1784 Death of Yosa Buson, Japanese painter (b. 1716) on this day in history.

1788 John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40 on this day in history.

1824 Barbara Krudener, mystic visionary who renounced nobility, dies at 60 on this day in history.

1842 On this day in history bedrich Divis Weber, composer, dies at 76

1848 On this day in history johann Erik Nordblom, composer, dies at 60

1868 Linus Yale, developer of cylinder lock, dies on this day in history.

1875 Death of Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1851) on this day in history.

1878 Anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies on this day in history.

1880 On this day in history death of fridolin Anderwert, Swiss Federal Councillor (b. 1828)

1883 Marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.

1895 On this day in history raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding-school), dies at 32

1904 On this day in history per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer, dies at 61

1916 Death of St. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic saint (b. 1845) on this day in history.

1921 On this day in history hans Huber, composer, dies at 69

1922 Alphonse Goovaerts, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.

1925 On this day in history sergei Jessenin, writer, dies at 30

1926 Yoshihito, 123rd Emperor of Japan (1912-26), dies at 47 on this day in history.

1927 Sergei D Sazonov, Russian Foreign minister (1910-16), dies at 66 on this day in history.

1930 On this day in history harvey Worthington Loomis, composer, dies at 65

1933 On this day in history death of francesc Macià, Catalonian statesman (b. 1859)

1935 Death of Paul Bourget, French novelist and critic (b. 1852) on this day in history.

1936 On this day in history pierre Maurice, composer, dies at 68

1938 Death of Karel Čapek, Czech author (b. 1890) on this day in history.

1940 On this day in history agnes Ayres, actress (Johnny Belinda, Sheik), dies at 42

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1250 On this day in history birth of john IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)

1461 Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.

1583 On this day in history birth of orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized

1587 On this day in history birth of margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)

1601 Jose Ximenez, composer was born on this day in history.

1624 Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) was born on this day in history.

1628 Noel Coypel, French painter was born on this day in history.

1646 Harald Vallerius, composer was born on this day in history.