Famous Deaths Happened In August - 12

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  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  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 August - 12.   

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

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

1654  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1715  On August - 12 nahum Tate, English poet/playwright/poet laureate, dies   

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 August - 12.   

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  On August - 12 death of mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)   

1810  On August - 12 death of etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)   

1811  John FE Acton, cruel premier of Naples, dies at 77 on August - 12.   

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

1822  On this day in history robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies   

1827  William Blake, English poet/painter, dies at 69 on August - 12.   

1830  Franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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  William Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies on August - 12.   

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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  On this day in history birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on August - 12.   

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

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