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Famous Deaths In January - 12

Thursday, 23 May 2013

1049 On this day in history abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81

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

1321 On this day in history death of maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)

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 Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.

1665 On this day in history pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63

1674 Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68 on this day in history.

1700 Death of Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620) on this day in history.

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 Death of John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668) on this day in history.

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 Death of Hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726) on this day in history.

1781 Death of Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) on this day in history.

1807 On this day in history adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71

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 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 Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.

1856 On this day in history death of Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)

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

1867 On this day in history 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 this day in history death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)

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

1925 Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85 on this day in history.

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

1933 Vaclav Suk, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

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 this day in history.

1492 Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on this day in history.

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

1576 On this day in history birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian

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

1580 On this day in history 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)