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  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on August - 12.  

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on August - 12.  

1424  On August - 12 death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)  

1484  On August - 12 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 this day in history.  

1588  On August - 12 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45  

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

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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 August - 12.  

1648  On this day in history 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 August - 12 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 August - 12 death of king Philip, [Metacomet], leader Wampanoag-indians, shot to death  

1689  On August - 12 innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Pope (1676-89), dies at 78  

1715  Nahum Tate, English poet/playwright/poet laureate, dies on this day in history.  

1728  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 61 on August - 12.  

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 this day in history.  

1810  On this day in history death of etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)  

1811  John FE Acton, cruel premier of Naples, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1812  On this day in history jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer, dies at 81  

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

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  On this day in history william Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies  

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.  

1566  On this day in history 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 August - 12.  

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on August - 12.  

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on this day in history.  

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  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on August - 12.