Famous Deaths Happened In December - 08

0644  Omar i: 2nd kalief of islam, murdered   

0899  Arnulf of carinthia: Last emperor of austria-france,   

1292  John peckham: English archbishop of canterbury,   

1587  Mary: Queen of scots (1560-1587), executed   

1596  Luis de carabajal: 1st jewish author in america, executed in mexico   

1626  John davies: English poet (b. 1569)   

1632  Philippe van lansberge: Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)   

1643  John pym: English house of commons member,   

1649  Noël chabanel: French jesuit missionary (b. 1613)   

1652  Adriaan w "joris" van geel: Flemish missionary, murdered at 35   

1680  Henry pierrepont: 1st marquess of dorchester, english politician (b. 1606)   

1681  Gerard terborch: The younger, dutch painter/etcher,   

1691  Richard baxter: English clergyman (b. 1615)   

1695  Barthélemy d'herbelot de molainville: French orientalist (b. 1625)   

1709  Thomas corneille: French dramatist,   

1722  Elisabeth c "liselotte" van palts: German/french duchess,   

1744  Marie-anne de mailly-nesle duchess de châteauroux: Mistress of king louis xv of france (b. 1717)   

1745  Etienne fourmont: French orientalist (b. 1683)   

1746  Charles radclyffe: British politician (b. 1693)   

1756  William stanhope: 1st earl of harrington, british statesman and diplomat   

1768  Jean denis attiret: French jesuit missionary (b. 1702)   

1779  Nathan alcock: English physician (b. 1707)   

1785  Antonio maria mazzoni: Composer,   

1811  Eliza poe: English-born american actress and the mother of the american author edgar allan poe(b. 1787)   

1830  H benjamin constant: French politician/writer,   

1831  James hoban: Architect who designed white house,   

1859  Thomas de quincey: English author (b. 1785)   

1864  George boole: British inventor of boolean algebra (b. 1815)   

1885  William henry vanderbilt: Member of the vanderbilt family (b. 1821)   

1894  Willem jf nuyens: Dutch physician/rc historian,   

1896  Earnest angel: German statistician (law of angel),   

1900  Henry russell: Composer,   

1903  Herbert spencer: British engineer/philosopher,   

1907  Oscar ii frederick: King of sweden (-1907)/norway (-1905),   

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1508  Gemma frisius: [jemme reinersz], frisian geographer/astronomer   

1574  Maria anna of bavaria: Empress consort of the holy roman empire   

1626  Christina: Queen of sweden who abdicated after becoming catholic   

1678  Horatio walpole: 1st baron walpole of wolterton, english diplomat   

1699  Maria josepha of austria: Queen of poland   

1704  Anton de haen: Medical expert (ratio medendi)   

1708  Francis i: Holy roman emperor (1745-1765)   

1715  John althuysen: Frisian vicar/poet (frisianche rymlery)