Famous Deaths Happened In January - 12

0689  On January - 12 benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

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 January - 12.   

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on January - 12.   

1519  Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies   

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68   

1700  Death of Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620) on January - 12.   

1705  Death of Luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634) on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history death of john Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685)   

1735  On January - 12 death of john Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)   

1759  On this day in history anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49   

1765  Johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1777  On January - 12 death of hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726)   

1781  Death of Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) on January - 12.   

1807  Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1833  Death of Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784) on January - 12.   

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 January - 12.   

1851  On this day in history johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72   

1856  On January - 12 death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)   

1860  On this day in history martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

1867  Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history death of isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)   

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

1909  Death of Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) on January - 12.   

1921  On this day in history death of gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)   

1925  On this day in history oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85   

1926  On this day in history death of sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)   

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  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on this day in history.   

1492  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on January - 12.   

1562  Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history.   

1576  Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history birth of jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644)   

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

1580  On this day in history birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)