Famous Deaths Happened 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 August - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1420  On this day in history pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies   

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)   

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

1612  Ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies on August - 09.   

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

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  Francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64 on August - 09.   

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

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  On this day in history johann Philipp Treiber, composer, dies at 52   

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

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

1763  On this day in history 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  On August - 09 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 this day in history frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57   

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  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  On August - 09 birth of arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)   

1593  Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history 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 August - 09.   

1648  Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On August - 09 birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)   

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)