Famous Deaths In August - 09

0117  On August - 09 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  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on August - 09.  

1048  Pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days on August - 09.  

1107  On August - 09 death of emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)  

1173  On August - 09 death of najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin  

1250  On August - 09 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 August - 09.  

1534  On this day in history death of cardinal Cajetan, Italian theologian (b. 1470)  

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1601  Death of Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558) on this day in history.  

1612  Ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies on this day in history.  

1613  On this day in history giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36  

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  On this day in history francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64  

1672  Jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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  On August - 09 pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies  

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 this day in history prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Christian, composer, dies at 33  

1816  On August - 09 death of johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (b. 1771)  

1835  Claus Nielsen Schali, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1837  On August - 09 death of xavier Sigalon, French painter (b. 1787)  

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  On this day in history joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46  

1886  Death of Samuel Ferguson, Northern Irish poet and artist (b. 1810) on this day in history.  

1888  On August - 09 charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45  

1892  On this day in history matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies  

1896  On August - 09 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 August - 09.  

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 August - 09.  

1648  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)  

1653  John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.  

1669  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.  

1674  FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.