Famous Deaths Happened In December - 12

0884  On this day in history carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies   

1112  Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on this day in history.   

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1212  Death of Geoffrey, Archbishop of York on this day in history.   

1263  On this day in history hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies   

1574  On this day in history death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)   

1586  On this day in history death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)   

1600  John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies on December - 12.   

1677  On this day in history jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle   

1685  Death of John Pell, English mathematician (b. 1610) on December - 12.   

1751  Death of Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (b. 1678) on this day in history.   

1754  Death of Wu Jingzi, Chinese writer (b. 1701) on this day in history.   

1766  On December - 12 death of johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (b. 1700)   

1772  On December - 12 johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41   

1777  Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69 on December - 12.   

1788  Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history death of john Ponsonby, Irish politician (b. 1713)   

1790  Death of Mikhail Shcherbatov, Russian philosopher and writer (b. 1733) on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history john Malchair, composer, dies at 82   

1817  On December - 12 death of emperor Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia, (b. about 1751)   

1836  On December - 12 giuseppe Farinelli, composer, dies at 67   

1843  On this day in history willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at 71   

1858  Death of Jacques Viger, antiquarian and archeologist, first mayor of Montreal (b. 1787) on December - 12.   

1872  On December - 12 willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72   

1877  Jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice, dies at 48 on December - 12.   

1880  Michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1889  Robert Browning, English poet (Ring & Book), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1894  Death of Sir John Thompson, fourth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845) on this day in history.   

1912  On December - 12 luitpold von Bayern, prince-regent of Bayern, dies at 91   

1913  On this day in history death of emperor Menelek II of Ethiopia (b. 1844)   

1914  On this day in history death of watkins Lewis, black man, lynched in Shrevport La   

1920  On December - 12 olive Schreiner, South Afr writer (Healing Imagination), dies at 75   

1921  On December - 12 henrietta Leavitt, cepheid period-luminosity relation discover, dies   

1923  Raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Ball du Comte), dies at 20 on December - 12.   

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1298  On December - 12 birth of albert II of Austria (d. 1358)   

1418  Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) was born on December - 12.   

1574  Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619)   

1579  Heinrich Steuccius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1610  Saint Vasilije (d. 1671) was born on December - 12.   

1630  On this day in history birth of olof Rudbeck, composer   

1659  Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739) was born on December - 12.