Famous Deaths In August - 12

0030  On August - 12 death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)  

0875  On this day in history louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50  

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

1350  On August - 12 philip VI, king of France, dies  

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on August - 12.  

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

1588  On this day in history alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45  

1612  On this day in history giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60  

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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 this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1750  On this day in history rachel Ruysch, royal painter of soverign Johan von de Pfalz, dies  

1778  On August - 12 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 this day in history.  

1810  Death of Etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725) on this day in history.  

1811  On this day in history john FE Acton, cruel premier of Naples, dies at 77  

1812  Jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1822  On August - 12 robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies  

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

1830  On this day in history franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50  

1848  On this day in history george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies  

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

1857  William Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies on August - 12.  

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on August - 12.  

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.  

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on August - 12.  

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.  

1620  On August - 12 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  On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer