Famous Deaths In August - 19

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

0472  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies  

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

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on August - 19.  

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  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on August - 19.  

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

1601  On this day in history michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies  

1646  Death of Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian on August - 19.  

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

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

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

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

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 August - 19.  

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

1744  On August - 19 carlo Arrigoni, composer, dies at 46  

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

1780  On August - 19 bernhard Haltenberger, composer, dies at 32  

1795  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1812  On August - 19 vincenzo Righini, composer, dies at 56  

1813  On this day in history johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer, dies at 54  

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

1822  On August - 19 melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer, dies at 62  

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 August - 19.  

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

1883  On this day in history death of jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (b. 1810)  

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

1889  On August - 19 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 this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history 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 August - 19.  

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.  

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on August - 19.  

1590  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on August - 19.  

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.