Famous Deaths In August - 14

0582  On this day in history death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor  

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 14.  

1204  On August - 14 death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)  

1390  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)  

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on August - 14.  

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

1587  On this day in history gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49  

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on August - 14.  

1691  Death of Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel, Irish rebel (b. 1630) on this day in history.  

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

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1727  On August - 14 william Croft, composer, dies at 48  

1763  On this day in history giovanni Battista Somis, composer, dies at 76  

1774  On this day in history death of johann Jakob Reiske, German physician (b. 1716)  

1778  On this day in history augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies  

1784  On August - 14 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  On this day in history luigi Cagnola, architect, dies  

1834  Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1844  On August - 14 henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies  

1856  William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies on August - 14.  

1858  George Combe, phrenologist, dies on this day in history.  

1860  On August - 14 death of andré Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (b. 1774)  

1863  On this day in history colin Campbell, British officer (Cawnpore), dies at 70  

1867  Niccola Benvenuti, composer, dies at 84 on August - 14.  

1870  On August - 14 david [James] Glasgow Farragut, admiral, dies  

1874  On this day in history death of jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (b. 1821)  

1884  On this day in history arnoldus Pannevis, South African shipping agent/linguist, dies at 46  

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

1891  Johnny Mullagh, cricketer (Aboriginal tourist 1868), dies on August - 14.  

1905  On this day in history mohammed Abdoe, Egyptian writing expert (Al'Oerwah al-Woethka), dies  

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  On this day in history birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)  

1473  On August - 14 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 this day in history.  

1552  On this day in history birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher  

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.  

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 August - 14.