Famous Deaths Happened In August - 14

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on this day in history.   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on this day in history.   

1433  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1573  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  On August - 14 gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1652  On August - 14 abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60   

1691  On this day in history death of richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel, Irish rebel (b. 1630)   

1704  Death of Roland Laporte, French Protestant leader (b. 1675) on August - 14.   

1727  William Croft, composer, dies at 48 on August - 14.   

1763  Giovanni Battista Somis, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1774  Death of Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician (b. 1716) on August - 14.   

1778  Augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history death of nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (b. 1718)   

1785  John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies on August - 14.   

1788  On this day in history thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies   

1794  On this day in history george Colman, the Elder, playwright, dies   

1833  Luigi Cagnola, architect, dies on this day in history.   

1834  On August - 14 friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer, dies at 63   

1844  Henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies on August - 14.   

1856  On this day in history william Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies   

1858  George Combe, phrenologist, dies on August - 14.   

1860  On this day in history death of andré Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (b. 1774)   

1863  Colin Campbell, British officer (Cawnpore), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history niccola Benvenuti, composer, dies at 84   

1870  David [James] Glasgow Farragut, admiral, dies on this day in history.   

1874  Death of Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

1884  Arnoldus Pannevis, South African shipping agent/linguist, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies   

1891  Johnny Mullagh, cricketer (Aboriginal tourist 1868), dies on this day in history.   

1905  Mohammed Abdoe, Egyptian writing expert (Al'Oerwah al-Woethka), dies on this day in history.   

1922  Alfred CW Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe/newspaper magnate, dies on August - 14.   

1923  Jacob T Cremer, pres (Dutch Handel-Mij), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on August - 14.   

1473  On this day in history birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on August - 14.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on August - 14.   

1575  On this day in history birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.