Famous Deaths In December - 07

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

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on December - 07.  

0983  On December - 07 otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history death of charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1606)  

1672  Death of Richard Bellingham, English-born Massachusetts colonial magistrate (b. 1592) on this day in history.  

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1683  Death of John Oldham, English poet (smallpox) (b. 1653) on this day in history.  

1723  Death of Jan Santini Aichel, Bohemian architect (b. 1677) on December - 07.  

1725  Death of Florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist and actor (b. 1661) on this day in history.  

1775  On this day in history death of charles Saunders, British admiral  

1793  On this day in history death of joseph Bara, French revolutionary (b. 1780)  

1811  On this day in history ignaz Spangler, composer, dies at 54  

1815  On December - 07 death of michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo), murdered at 46  

1817  William Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame, dies at 63 on December - 07.  

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

1826  John Flaxman, Engl sculptor (tombs at St Paul's Cathedral), dies at 71 on December - 07.  

1829  On December - 07 johann Christoph Kienlen, composer, dies at 45  

1834  On this day in history ludwig Schuncke, composer, dies at 23  

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

1841  Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer, dies at 83 on December - 07.  

1842  Death of Thomas Hamilton, Scottish writer (b. 1789) on December - 07.  

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

1862  On December - 07 sylvester Churchill, US Union brig-general, dies  

1867  On December - 07 rudolf Viole, composer, dies at 42  

1874  On this day in history death of constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (b. 1815)  

1881  On this day in history julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51  

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

1899  On this day in history antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82  

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

1906  On this day in history death of Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1833)  

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0521  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on December - 07.  

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

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.  

1542  On this day in history birth of mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)  

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

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on December - 07.  

1561  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

1598  On this day in history birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)