Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

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

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  Death of Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1765  On January - 12 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 this day in history death of richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)   

1807  On January - 12 adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71   

1817  On January - 12 death of juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)   

1829  On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56   

1833  On January - 12 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  On January - 12 joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

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

1856  Death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) on this day in history.   

1860  Martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63 on January - 12.   

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  On January - 12 death of hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)   

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

1921  On January - 12 death of gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)   

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

1926  On January - 12 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  Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history.   

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on January - 12.   

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

1562  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy   

1576  Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on January - 12.   

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

1580  Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on January - 12.   

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on January - 12.