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  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on this day in history.  

1048  On August - 09 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  Death of Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on August - 09.  

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

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

1612  On this day in history ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies  

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

1710  On August - 09 gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 77  

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

1727  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer, dies at 52 on August - 09.  

1738  Pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies on this day in history.  

1744  Death of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English patron of the arts (b. 1673) on August - 09.  

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

1806  On this day in history prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Christian, composer, dies at 33  

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

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  Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46 on August - 09.  

1886  Death of Samuel Ferguson, Northern Irish poet and artist (b. 1810) on August - 09.  

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  Death of Otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48 on this day in history.  

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

1593  On this day in history birth of izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)  

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 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 August - 09.  

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