Famous Deaths In August - 01

0527  On August - 01 justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies  

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on this day in history.  

1190  On August - 01 floris III, Count of Holland, dies  

1227  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)  

1402  On this day in history death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)  

1457  On this day in history laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50  

1464  On August - 01 death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)  

1541  Death of Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493) on August - 01.  

1546  Death of Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (b. 1506) on this day in history.  

1557  Death of Olaus Magnus, Swedish writer (b. 1490) on this day in history.  

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1580  Death of Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (b. 1524) on this day in history.  

1589  Death of Jacques Clément, French assassin of Henry III of France (b. 1567) on August - 01.  

1628  Francesco Gonzaga, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1667  On this day in history paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48  

1714  On this day in history anne Stuart, queen of England (1702-14), dies at about 49  

1743  Richard Savage, English poet/playwright, dies at about 46 on this day in history.  

1787  Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1796  On August - 01 death of robert Pigot, British army officer (b. 1720)  

1798  Death of François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (killed in battle) (b. 1753) on August - 01.  

1805  Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer, dies at 51 on August - 01.  

1812  Death of Yakov Kulnev, Russian general (killed in battle) (b. 1763) on this day in history.  

1813  Carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60 on August - 01.  

1821  Elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68 on August - 01.  

1834  On this day in history robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies  

1837  Walter Geikie, painter, dies on this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83  

1851  Death of William Joseph Behr, German writer (b. 1775) on this day in history.  

1857  Charles Turner, engraver, dies on this day in history.  

1866  On August - 01 death of john Ross (aka. Kooweskoowe), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (b. 1790)  

1882  On August - 01 henry Clarence Kendall, Australian poet, dies of tuberculosis at 43  

1883  Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies on this day in history.  

1884  Heinrich Laube, writer, dies on August - 01.  

1902  Ludwig Beckmann, painter, dies on this day in history.  

1911  On August - 01 konrad Duden, German linguist (Das, grosse Duden Lexicon), dies  

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1313  On this day in history birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)  

1322  Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian was born on this day in history.  

1377  On August - 01 birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)  

1495  On this day in history birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect  

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  

1555  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.  

1579  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.