Famous Deaths In August - 19

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on this day in history.  

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on August - 19.  

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 August - 19 andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71  

1601  Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies on this day in history.  

1646  On this day in history death of alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian  

1650  Death of Abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55 on this day in history.  

1654  Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, rabbi/author (Tosefot Yom Tov), dies on August - 19.  

1662  Death of Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623) on August - 19.  

1680  Death of Jean Eudes, French catholic priest, founder of the Eudists (b. 1601) on this day in history.  

1691  Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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 August - 19.  

1744  On this day in history carlo Arrigoni, composer, dies at 46  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history death of james Watt, Scottish inventor (b. 1736)  

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

1851  On this day in history gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80  

1872  On this day in history eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63  

1876  George Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36 on August - 19.  

1881  On this day in history joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79  

1883  Death of Jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (b. 1810) on this day in history.  

1888  On August - 19 spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station), dies at 65  

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

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

1895  On August - 19 death of john Wesley Hardin, American gunfighter (b. 1853)  

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

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 19.  

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