Famous Deaths In August - 09

0117  Death of Mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1048  On this day in history pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days  

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

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 August - 09.  

1516  On this day in history jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66  

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

Advertisements

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

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

1613  On August - 09 giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36  

1634  On this day in history pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

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

1668  On August - 09 francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64  

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

1710  Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1806  On this day in history 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  On this day in history claus Nielsen Schali, composer, dies at 78  

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

1892  Matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies on this day in history.  

1896  On August - 09 death of otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1201  On this day in history birth of arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)  

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

1611  On this day in history birth of henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth  

1631  On this day in history birth of john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]  

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  On this day in history birth of eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731)  

1674  On this day in history birth of františek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)