Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12

0030  On this day in history 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  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on this day in history.   

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  On August - 12 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45   

1612  On August - 12 giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60   

1633  On this day in history jacopo Peri, Itallian opera composer, dies at 71   

1638  Johannes Althusius, [Althaut], German lawyer, dies at about 81 on this day in history.   

1648  On August - 12 death of ibrahim I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1615)   

1654  Cornelis Haga, ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39), dies at 76 on August - 12.   

1660  On August - 12 gilbertus van Zinnik, Flemish architect, dies at about 33   

1674  On August - 12 philippe de Champaigne, painter, dies   

1675  On this day in history karl Rabenhaupt, German/Neth baron of Sucha/army leader, dies at 73   

1676  Death of King Philip, [Metacomet], leader Wampanoag-indians, shot to death on this day in history.   

1689  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Pope (1676-89), dies at 78 on August - 12.   

1715  On this day in history 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  On this day in history rachel Ruysch, royal painter of soverign Johan von de Pfalz, dies   

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

1811  On August - 12 john FE Acton, cruel premier of Naples, dies at 77   

1812  Jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer, dies at 81 on August - 12.   

1822  Robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies on August - 12.   

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  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  On August - 12 birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  On August - 12 birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

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

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

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