Famous Deaths In August - 09

0117  On this day in history death of mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)  

0378  Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.  

0803  On August - 09 irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies  

1048  Pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days on this day in history.  

1107  On this day in history death of emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)  

1173  Death of Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on this day in history.  

1250  On this day in history death of king Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216)  

1420  Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies on August - 09.  

1516  Jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1534  On August - 09 death of cardinal Cajetan, Italian theologian (b. 1470)  

1601  On this day in history death of michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558)  

1612  On August - 09 ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies  

1613  Giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36 on August - 09.  

1634  Pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history john Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37  

1668  Francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1672  On this day in history jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70  

1710  On this day in history gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 77  

1720  On August - 09 death of simon Ockley, English orientalist (b. 1678)  

1727  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1738  Pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies on August - 09.  

1744  On this day in history death of james Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English patron of the arts (b. 1673)  

1763  John Althuysen, Fries vicar/poet (Frysk Jierboek), dies at 47 on August - 09.  

1806  On August - 09 prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Christian, composer, dies at 33  

1816  On this day in history death of johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (b. 1771)  

1835  Claus Nielsen Schali, composer, dies at 78 on August - 09.  

1837  Death of Xavier Sigalon, French painter (b. 1787) on this day in history.  

1848  Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies on August - 09.  

1854  Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1862  Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46 on this day in history.  

1886  On this day in history death of samuel Ferguson, Northern Irish poet and artist (b. 1810)  

1888  Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1892  On August - 09 matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies  

1896  On this day in history death of otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48  

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1201  Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on this day in history.  

1593  Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) was born on August - 09.  

1611  Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth was born on August - 09.  

1631  John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19] was born on this day in history.  

1648  On August - 09 birth of johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)  

1653  John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) was born on August - 09.  

1669  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on August - 09.  

1674  On August - 09 birth of frantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)