Famous Deaths 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 August - 12.  

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on August - 12.  

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

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.  

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

1546  On August - 12 francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies  

1577  On this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)  

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

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

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1633  On August - 12 jacopo Peri, Itallian opera composer, dies at 71  

1638  On this day in history johannes Althusius, [Althaut], German lawyer, dies at about 81  

1648  On this day in history death of ibrahim I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1615)  

1654  Cornelis Haga, ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1660  Gilbertus van Zinnik, Flemish architect, dies at about 33 on August - 12.  

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

1689  On this day in history innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Pope (1676-89), dies at 78  

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

1728  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 61 on August - 12.  

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

1810  Death of Etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725) on August - 12.  

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  Robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies on August - 12.  

1827  On August - 12 william Blake, English poet/painter, dies at 69  

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

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

1849  Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Min of Finance (1801-14), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1857  William Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies on this day in history.  

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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 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 this day in history.  

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.  

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer