Famous Deaths In August - 12

0030  On this day in history death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)  

0875  On August - 12 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 this day in history.  

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.  

1484  On August - 12 sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies  

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on this day in history.  

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on August - 12.  

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  

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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  Death of Ibrahim I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1615) on August - 12.  

1654  On this day in history cornelis Haga, ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39), dies at 76  

1660  Gilbertus van Zinnik, Flemish architect, dies at about 33 on this day in history.  

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

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

1676  On August - 12 death of king Philip, [Metacomet], leader Wampanoag-indians, shot to death  

1689  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1750  On this day in history 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  Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1809  Death of Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738) on August - 12.  

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

1811  On August - 12 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 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  On August - 12 franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50  

1848  On this day in history george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies  

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

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  On August - 12 birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)  

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

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

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

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on August - 12.