Famous Deaths In December - 07

0043  On this day in history death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)   

0283  On this day in history death of pope Eutychian   

0983  Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 on this day in history.   

1254  On this day in history innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies   

1279  Death of King Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226) on December - 07.   

1295  On this day in history death of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243)   

1383  On this day in history wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies   

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on December - 07.   

1649  On December - 07 death of charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1606)   

1672  Death of Richard Bellingham, English-born Massachusetts colonial magistrate (b. 1592) on December - 07.   

1683  Death of John Oldham, English poet (smallpox) (b. 1653) on December - 07.   

1723  Death of Jan Santini Aichel, Bohemian architect (b. 1677) on this day in history.   

1725  On December - 07 death of florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist and actor (b. 1661)   

1775  Death of Charles Saunders, British admiral on this day in history.   

1793  Death of Joseph Bara, French revolutionary (b. 1780) on December - 07.   

1811  Ignaz Spangler, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1815  Death of Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo), murdered at 46 on this day in history.   

1817  William Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1823  Johann Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 79 on December - 07.   

1826  On December - 07 john Flaxman, Engl sculptor (tombs at St Paul's Cathedral), dies at 71   

1829  Johann Christoph Kienlen, composer, dies at 45 on December - 07.   

1834  Ludwig Schuncke, composer, dies at 23 on this day in history.   

1839  On December - 07 jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69   

1841  On this day in history johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer, dies at 83   

1842  Death of Thomas Hamilton, Scottish writer (b. 1789) on this day in history.   

1860  Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet, dies at 43 on December - 07.   

1862  On this day in history sylvester Churchill, US Union brig-general, dies   

1867  On this day in history rudolf Viole, composer, dies at 42   

1874  Death of Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (b. 1815) on December - 07.   

1881  Julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51 on December - 07.   

1894  On December - 07 ferdinand de Lesseps, French engineer/diplomat/earl, dies at 89   

1899  On December - 07 antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82   

1902  Thomas Nast, political cartoonist, dies on this day in history.   

1906  Death of Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1833) on December - 07.   

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0521  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on this day in history.   

0903  Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986) was born on this day in history.   

1302  On this day in history birth of azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339)   

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567) was born on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history birth of girolamo Trombeti, composer   

1561  On December - 07 birth of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)   

1598  Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy) was born on this day in history.