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 August - 09.  

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 August - 09.  

1107  Death of Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079) on this day in history.  

1173  On this day in history death of najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin  

1250  Death of King Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216) on this day in history.  

1420  Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies on this day in history.  

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

1534  Death of Cardinal Cajetan, Italian theologian (b. 1470) on August - 09.  

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 this day in history.  

1634  Pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on August - 09.  

1652  John Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37 on this day in history.  

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

1672  On August - 09 jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70  

1710  Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 77 on August - 09.  

1720  Death of Simon Ockley, English orientalist (b. 1678) on August - 09.  

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

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

1744  On August - 09 death of james Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English patron of the arts (b. 1673)  

1763  On August - 09 john Althuysen, Fries vicar/poet (Frysk Jierboek), dies at 47  

1806  Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Christian, composer, dies at 33 on August - 09.  

1816  Death of Johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (b. 1771) on this day in history.  

1835  On this day in history claus Nielsen Schali, composer, dies at 78  

1837  Death of Xavier Sigalon, French painter (b. 1787) on August - 09.  

1848  Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies on this day in history.  

1854  On this day in history frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57  

1862  On August - 09 joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46  

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 August - 09.  

1892  Matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies on August - 09.  

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 August - 09.  

1593  On August - 09 birth of izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)  

1611  On August - 09 birth of henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth  

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

1648  Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) was born on August - 09.  

1653  On this day in history birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)  

1669  On August - 09 birth of eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731)  

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