Famous Deaths In December - 01

0660  On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on this day in history.  

1374  On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

1377  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.  

1433  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1521  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 on December - 01.  

1530  Margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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1580  On this day in history death of edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42  

1581  On December - 01 death of ralph Sherwin, English Catholic saint (b. 1550)  

1602  On this day in history death of kobayakawa Hideaki, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1582)  

1623  On December - 01 thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47  

1633  On December - 01 isabella of Austria, infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at 67  

1635  On December - 01 melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51  

1651  Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65 on December - 01.  

1660  Death of Pierre d'Hozier, French historian (b. 1592) on this day in history.  

1700  On this day in history willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53  

1707  Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1709  A Sancta Clara, writer, dies on December - 01.  

1723  Death of Susanna Centlivre, English dramatist and actress on this day in history.  

1727  Johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer, dies at 61 on December - 01.  

1729  On December - 01 christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer, dies at 59  

1736  Simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1750  On December - 01 death of doppelmayr, mathematician  

1755  Maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59 on December - 01.  

1767  On December - 01 death of henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (b. 1710)  

1797  Oliver Wolcott, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1808  Anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30 on December - 01.  

1813  On this day in history ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88  

1817  Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1825  Aleksandr I P Romanov, czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47 on December - 01.  

1842  On December - 01 death of philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged  

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on December - 01.  

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on this day in history.  

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.  

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.  

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.  

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.  

1580  On December - 01 birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)