Famous Deaths In August - 19

0440  On this day in history sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies  

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.  

1186  On August - 19 death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)  

1245  On August - 19 death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)  

1284  On this day in history death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)  

1297  On August - 19 death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)  

1493  On this day in history frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77  

1580  On this day in history andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71  

1601  On August - 19 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies  

1646  Death of Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian on this day in history.  

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1650  On August - 19 death of abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55  

1654  On this day in history yom Tov Lipmann Heller, rabbi/author (Tosefot Yom Tov), dies  

1662  On this day in history death of blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)  

1680  On August - 19 death of jean Eudes, French catholic priest, founder of the Eudists (b. 1601)  

1691  Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle on August - 19.  

1699  On August - 19 jose Saenz d'aguirre, Spanish cardinal, dies at 69  

1719  Karl H Freiherr von Canstein, German lawyer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1744  Carlo Arrigoni, composer, dies at 46 on August - 19.  

1753  [Johann] Balthasar Neumann, German architect, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1780  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.  

1795  On August - 19 friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer, dies at 67  

1812  Vincenzo Righini, composer, dies at 56 on August - 19.  

1813  Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer, dies at 54 on August - 19.  

1819  Death of James Watt, Scottish inventor (b. 1736) on August - 19.  

1822  Melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer, dies at 62 on August - 19.  

1851  On August - 19 gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80  

1872  Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1876  George Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1881  Joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1883  Death of Jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (b. 1810) on August - 19.  

1888  Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1889  Jean MMPA de Villiers de l'isle-Adam, French writer (Axel), dies at 60 on August - 19.  

1892  Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1895  Death of John Wesley Hardin, American gunfighter (b. 1853) on August - 19.  

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1342  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on this day in history.  

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on August - 19.  

1521  On this day in history birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)  

1557  On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)  

1558  On this day in history birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian  

1590  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

1596  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I  

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on August - 19.