Famous Deaths In August - 19

0440  On August - 19 sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies  

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

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

1245  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1297  On this day in history death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)  

1493  On August - 19 frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77  

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.  

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

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

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

1654  On August - 19 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  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 August - 19.  

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

1753  [Johann] Balthasar Neumann, German architect, dies at 66 on August - 19.  

1780  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer, dies at 32 on August - 19.  

1795  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer, dies at 67 on August - 19.  

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

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

1819  Death of James Watt, Scottish inventor (b. 1736) on this day in history.  

1822  Melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1872  Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 on August - 19.  

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

1398  On August - 19 birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)  

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on August - 19.  

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on August - 19.  

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  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 August - 19.