Famous Deaths In December - 12

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

1112  On this day in history tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies  

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on December - 12.  

1212  On this day in history death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York  

1263  On December - 12 hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies  

1574  Death of Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524) on this day in history.  

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

1600  On December - 12 john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies  

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 this day in history death of johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (b. 1700)  

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

1777  Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

1789  Death of John Ponsonby, Irish politician (b. 1713) on this day in history.  

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

1812  John Malchair, composer, dies at 82 on December - 12.  

1817  Death of Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia, (b. about 1751) on this day in history.  

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

1843  Willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history death of jacques Viger, antiquarian and archeologist, first mayor of Montreal (b. 1787)  

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  Michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry), dies at 83 on December - 12.  

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

1894  On December - 12 death of sir John Thompson, fourth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845)  

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

1913  Death of Emperor Menelek II of Ethiopia (b. 1844) on this day in history.  

1914  Death of Watkins Lewis, black man, lynched in Shrevport La on December - 12.  

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

1921  Henrietta Leavitt, cepheid period-luminosity relation discover, dies on this day in history.  

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

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1298  On this day in history birth of albert II of Austria (d. 1358)  

1418  On this day in history birth of albert VI of Austria (d. 1463)  

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

1574  Anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619) was born on December - 12.  

1579  Heinrich Steuccius, composer was born on December - 12.  

1610  Saint Vasilije (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.  

1630  Olof Rudbeck, composer was born on this day in history.  

1659  On December - 12 birth of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)