Famous Deaths Happened In December - 10

0949  Herman i: Duke of swabia   

0969  Nicephorus ii phocas: Byzantine co-emperor (963-69), murdered   

1041  Michael iv: Paphlagonicus, emperor of byzantine,   

1198  Averroes: Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)   

1490  Antoine haneron: Bourgundy diplomat,   

1508  René ii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1451)   

1524  Henry van zutphen: Dutch augustine/luthern minister, burned to death   

1572  Cornelis musius: Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72   

1595  Reynier cant: Mayor of amsterdam,   

1603  William gilbert: Queen elizabeth's physician,   

1616  Diogo do couto: Portuguese historian/archivist of goa,   

1618  Giulio caccini: Italian composer   

1626  Edmund gunter: English mathematician (b. 1581)   

1638  Ivan [dzivo f] gundulic: Dalmatian writer (osman),   

1665  Tarquinio mercula: Composer,   

1736  António manoel de vilhena: Portuguese ruler of malta (b. 1663)   

1749  Gabrielle chôtelet: [la belle emilie], writer (voltaire),   

1770  Theophil "gottlieb" muffat: German court organist/composer,   

1805  Friedrich franz hurka: Composer,   

1826  Benedikt emanuel schack: Composer,   

1830  Simon bolivar: South american freedom fighter/"dictator",   

1831  Thomas seebeck: Baltic german physicist (b. 1770)   

1833  Dieudonne-pascal pieltain: Composer,   

1850  François sulpice beudant: French mineralogist and geologist (b. 1787)   

1865  King léopold i of belgium: King léopold i of belgium (b. 1790)   

1875  Otogaki rengetsu: Zen nun/benefactress of tessai,   

1877  Federico ricci: Composer,   

1888  Mariano obiols: Composer,   

1889  Anzengruber: Writer,   

1890  Ludolf ajw sloet van de beele: Gov-gen (net india 1861-66),   

1896  Alfred nobel: Swedish nobel prize ceremony on this date,   

1904  James cranston: Cricketer (scored 16 & 15 in test for england),   

1909  Red cloud: Sioux indian chief,   

1910  Pablo hernandez salces: Composer,   

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1394  King james i of scotland: King james i of scotland (d. 1437)   

1452  Johannes stöffler: German mathematician and astronomer   

1538  Giovanni battista guarini: Italian writer (faithfull shepherd)   

1588  Isaac beeckman: Dutch scientist and philosopher   

1679  Willem maurits: Dutch count of nassau/gov of zeeuws-flanders   

1691  Cornelis pronk: Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  Agatha "aagje" deken: Dutch writer (for the elderly & children)   

1750  Tipu sultan: Ruler of the kingdom of mysore