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 August - 12.   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on this day in history.   

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on this day in history.   

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  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

1577  On August - 12 death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)   

1588  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45 on August - 12.   

1612  Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60 on August - 12.   

1633  Jacopo Peri, Itallian opera composer, dies at 71 on August - 12.   

1638  Johannes Althusius, [Althaut], German lawyer, dies at about 81 on August - 12.   

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

1674  Philippe de Champaigne, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1675  Karl Rabenhaupt, German/Neth baron of Sucha/army leader, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 August - 12 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  On August - 12 ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer, dies at 73   

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 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies   

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

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 August - 12.   

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  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

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