Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
0030 On August - 12 death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)
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 Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on this day in history.
1577 On this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)
1588 Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45 on August - 12.
1612 On August - 12 giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60
1633 Jacopo Peri, Itallian opera composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.
1638 Johannes Althusius, [Althaut], German lawyer, dies at about 81 on this day in history.
1648 Death of Ibrahim I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1615) on August - 12.
1654 On this day in history cornelis Haga, ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39), dies at 76
1660 Gilbertus van Zinnik, Flemish architect, dies at about 33 on this day in history.
1674 On this day in history philippe de Champaigne, painter, dies
1675 Karl Rabenhaupt, German/Neth baron of Sucha/army leader, dies at 73 on August - 12.
1676 Death of King Philip, [Metacomet], leader Wampanoag-indians, shot to death on August - 12.
1689 On this day in history innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Pope (1676-89), dies at 78
1715 On August - 12 nahum Tate, English poet/playwright/poet laureate, dies
1728 On this day in history henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 61
1750 Rachel Ruysch, royal painter of soverign Johan von de Pfalz, dies on August - 12.
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 this day in history.
1809 On this day in history death of mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)
1810 On this day in history death of etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)
1811 On this day in history john FE Acton, cruel premier of Naples, dies at 77
1812 On August - 12 jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer, dies at 81
1822 On this day in history robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies
1827 On this day in history william Blake, English poet/painter, dies at 69
1830 On this day in history franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50
1848 George Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies on this day in history.
1849 Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Min of Finance (1801-14), dies at 88 on this day in history.
1857 On this day in history william Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies
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