Famous Deaths In August - 19

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

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies  

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on August - 19.  

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

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on August - 19.  

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

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1601  Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies on August - 19.  

1646  On August - 19 death of alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian  

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1650  Death of Abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55 on August - 19.  

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

1662  Death of Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623) on this day in history.  

1680  On this day in history death of jean Eudes, French catholic priest, founder of the Eudists (b. 1601)  

1691  On August - 19 mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle  

1699  Jose Saenz d'aguirre, Spanish cardinal, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

1744  Carlo Arrigoni, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

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

1780  On this day in history bernhard Haltenberger, composer, dies at 32  

1795  On this day in history friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer, dies at 67  

1812  Vincenzo Righini, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1813  On August - 19 johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer, dies at 54  

1819  On August - 19 death of james Watt, Scottish inventor (b. 1736)  

1822  On this day in history melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer, dies at 62  

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

1872  On August - 19 eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63  

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  On this day in history death of jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (b. 1810)  

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

1889  On this day in history jean MMPA de Villiers de l'isle-Adam, French writer (Axel), dies at 60  

1892  Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer, dies at 62 on August - 19.  

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

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1342  On August - 19 birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)  

1398  On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)  

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on this day in history.  

1557  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)  

1558  On August - 19 birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian  

1590  On August - 19 birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)  

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on this day in history.  

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.