Famous Deaths In December - 12

0884  Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies on this day in history.   

1112  Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on December - 12.   

1204  On this day in history maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69   

1212  Death of Geoffrey, Archbishop of York on December - 12.   

1263  Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies on this day in history.   

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

1586  On December - 12 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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (b. 1700) on December - 12.   

1772  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41 on December - 12.   

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

1788  On this day in history joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88   

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  Death of Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia, (b. about 1751) on December - 12.   

1836  Giuseppe Farinelli, composer, dies at 67 on December - 12.   

1843  On December - 12 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1880  On December - 12 michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry), dies at 83   

1889  On December - 12 robert Browning, English poet (Ring & Book), dies at 77   

1894  Death of Sir John Thompson, fourth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845) on December - 12.   

1912  On this day in history luitpold von Bayern, prince-regent of Bayern, dies at 91   

1913  On December - 12 death of emperor Menelek II of Ethiopia (b. 1844)   

1914  On December - 12 death of watkins Lewis, black man, lynched in Shrevport La   

1920  Olive Schreiner, South Afr writer (Healing Imagination), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1921  Henrietta Leavitt, cepheid period-luminosity relation discover, dies on December - 12.   

1923  On this day in history raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Ball du Comte), dies at 20   

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1298  Albert II of Austria (d. 1358) was born on this day in history.   

1418  Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1630  On December - 12 birth of olof Rudbeck, composer   

1659  On this day in history birth of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)