Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12

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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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 this day in history.   

1604  On August - 12 birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  On August - 12 birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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