Famous Deaths In August - 12

0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on this day in history.   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1158  On August - 12 anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies   

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on this day in history.   

1424  On August - 12 death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

1484  On this day in history sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

1546  On this day in history francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on August - 12.   

1588  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1612  Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60 on August - 12.   

1633  Jacopo Peri, Itallian opera composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1638  On August - 12 johannes Althusius, [Althaut], German lawyer, dies at about 81   

1648  On August - 12 death of ibrahim I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1615)   

1654  On August - 12 cornelis Haga, ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39), dies at 76   

1660  On this day in history gilbertus van Zinnik, Flemish architect, dies at about 33   

1674  Philippe de Champaigne, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1675  On August - 12 karl Rabenhaupt, German/Neth baron of Sucha/army leader, dies at 73   

1676  On this day in history death of king Philip, [Metacomet], leader Wampanoag-indians, shot to death   

1689  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Pope (1676-89), dies at 78 on August - 12.   

1715  Nahum Tate, English poet/playwright/poet laureate, dies on August - 12.   

1728  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1750  Rachel Ruysch, royal painter of soverign Johan von de Pfalz, dies on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history death of peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, British general and politician (b. 1714)   

1797  Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer, dies at 73 on August - 12.   

1809  Death of Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738) on August - 12.   

1810  On this day in history death of etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)   

1811  On August - 12 john FE Acton, cruel premier of Naples, dies at 77   

1812  On August - 12 jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer, dies at 81   

1822  Robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies on this day in history.   

1827  William Blake, English poet/painter, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1830  Franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50 on August - 12.   

1848  On August - 12 george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies   

1849  Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Min of Finance (1801-14), dies at 88 on August - 12.   

1857  On August - 12 william Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies   

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on August - 12.   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on this day in history.   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on August - 12.   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on August - 12.   

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on August - 12.