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Famous Deaths In January - 08

Saturday, 18 May 2013

1100 On this day in history death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)

1107 On this day in history death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)

1198 Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on this day in history.

1324 Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on this day in history.

1336 On this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71

1455 Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on this day in history.

1456 Death of St Lawrence Justinian, Italian bishop and first Patriarch of Venice (b. 1381) on this day in history.

1464 On this day in history death of thomas Ebendorfer, Austrian historian (b. 1385)

1557 Death of Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (b. 1522) on this day in history.

1567 Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37 on this day in history.

1570 Death of Philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510) on this day in history.

1598 Johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72 on this day in history.

1642 Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy on this day in history.

1651 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.

1696 Michael de Ronghe, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.

1707 Death of John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, Scottish politician (b. 1648) on this day in history.

1711 On this day in history philips van Almonde, Zealand lt admiral, dies at 66

1713 Arcangelo Corelli, composer/violinist (Concerti Grossi), dies at 59 on this day in history.

1775 On this day in history john Baskerville, English printer/type designer, dies at 68

1789 Death of Jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703) on this day in history.

1790 On this day in history john Stinstra, Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81

1794 On this day in history death of justus Möser, German statesman (b. 1720)

1796 On this day in history jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46

1808 Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies on this day in history.

1811 On this day in history friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies

1815 Edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle on this day in history.

1819 Christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.

1825 Death of Eli Whitney, American inventor (b. 1765) on this day in history.

1831 Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.

1842 Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71 on this day in history.

1854 On this day in history death of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768)

1858 Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.

1859 Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.

1864 Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1081 Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on this day in history.

1556 On this day in history birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)

1583 On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist

1587 On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)

1589 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on this day in history.

1601 On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)

1628 Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on this day in history.

1632 Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on this day in history.