Famous Deaths In August - 12

0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on August - 12.  

0875  On this day in history louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50  

1158  On this day in history 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 August - 12.  

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on August - 12.  

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 August - 12.  

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

1633  On this day in history 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 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 August - 12 gilbertus van Zinnik, Flemish architect, dies at about 33  

1674  Philippe de Champaigne, painter, dies on August - 12.  

1675  On August - 12 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  On August - 12 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  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 August - 12 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 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  On August - 12 robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies  

1827  William Blake, English poet/painter, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1830  On August - 12 franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50  

1848  George Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies on August - 12.  

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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1503  On this day in history birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on this day in history.