Famous Deaths 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 January - 12.   

1167  Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

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 January - 12 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  On this day in history giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68   

1700  On January - 12 death of marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620)   

1705  On this day in history death of luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634)   

1732  Death of John Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685) on January - 12.   

1735  On this day in history death of john Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)   

1759  On January - 12 anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49   

1765  On this day in history johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68   

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

1781  On January - 12 death of richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)   

1807  Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71 on January - 12.   

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 this day in history 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  On January - 12 johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72   

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  On January - 12 victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74   

1897  Death of Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813) on this day in history.   

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

1909  On January - 12 death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)   

1921  Death of Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866) on January - 12.   

1925  On January - 12 oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85   

1926  Death of Sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

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

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1483  On January - 12 birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

1483  On this day in history birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538)   

1492  On January - 12 birth of andreas Alicatus, Italian author   

1562  Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on January - 12.   

1576  On January - 12 birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1577  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on January - 12.   

1580  On January - 12 birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

1580  On January - 12 birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)