Famous Deaths In August - 12
Friday, 25 October 2024
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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