Famous Deaths In August - 04

1060  On August - 04 henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52  

1113  Death of Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) on this day in history.  

1204  On this day in history death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered  

1265  Simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle on August - 04.  

1306  Death of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289) on this day in history.  

1338  On this day in history death of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300)  

1430  On August - 04 philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26  

1476  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on August - 04.  

1526  On August - 04 juan Sebastian Cano, Spanish explorer, dies  

1566  On August - 04 girolamo della Robbia, Italian sculptor (Majolica relief), dies  

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1578  On August - 04 2 Moroccan royalist, dies in battle  

1584  On this day in history john van Hembyze, South Netherlands Calvinist, dies at 71  

1598  William Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1612  Death of Hugh Broughton, English scholar (b. 1549) on August - 04.  

1633  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1639  On August - 04 juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58  

1666  On this day in history death of johan Evertsen, ltalian admiral of Zeeland, lynched in Brielle  

1708  On August - 04 vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77  

1712  On August - 04 johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27  

1718  Death of René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (b. 1656) on this day in history.  

1727  On August - 04 death of victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647)  

1741  On this day in history death of andrew Hamilton, American lawyer  

1778  On this day in history death of pierre de Rigaud, French colonial governor in North America (b. 1698)  

1795  On this day in history death of timothy Ruggles, American-born Tory politician (b. 1711)  

1821  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declar of Independence), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1844  Death of Jakob Aall, Norwegian journalist and statesman (b. 1773) on August - 04.  

1850  On August - 04 frantisek Tucek, composer, dies at 68  

1856  Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1859  On this day in history death of jean Vianney, French parish priest (b. 1786)  

1873  On August - 04 death of viktor Hartmann, Russian painter (b. 1834)  

1875  Hans Christian Andersen, Danish fairy tale writer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1889  On August - 04 carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer, dies at 75  

1891  George Washington Williams, historian (History of Negro), dies at 41 on August - 04.  

1900  On August - 04 death of isaac Levitan, Russian painter (b. 1860)  

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1222  Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) was born on this day in history.  

1290  On August - 04 birth of duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)  

1502  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer was born on this day in history.  

1521  On August - 04 birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)  

1604  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.  

1664  Louis Lully, composer was born on August - 04.  

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on this day in history.  

1701  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.