Famous Deaths Happened In December - 22

1100  Duke bretislaus ii of bohemia: Duke bretislaus ii of bohemia   

1337  Daito kokushi: Leader of o-to-kan rinzai school in japan,   

1419  John xxiii: [baldassare cossa], italian pope (1410-15),   

1440  Bluebeard: Pirate, executed   

1550  Richard plantagenet possibly a son of richard iii: Richard plantagenet (richard of eastwell) possibly a son of richard iii   

1603  Mehmed iii: Sultan of turkey (1595-1603),   

1646  Peter mogila: Orthodox metropolitan of kiev and galicia (b. 1596)   

1660  André tacquet: Flemish mathematician (b. 1612)   

1668  Stephen day: 1st british colonial printer,   

1681  Richard alleine: English puritan clergyman (b. 1611)   

1708  Hedwig sophia: Duchess of holstein-gottorp, swedish writer (b. 1681)   

1721  Nathaniel hawes: Tortured & executed in england for robbery   

1723  Jacques basnage: French/dutch historian/vicar,   

1738  Jean-joseph mouret: Composer,   

1745  Jan dismas zelenka: Composer,   

1767  John newberry: English publisher,   

1788  Percivall pott: English physician and surgeon (b. 1714)   

1797  Giovanni marco rutini: Composer,   

1806  William vernon: American merchant (b. 1719)   

1815  Jose maria morelos: Mexican revolutionary priest executed by spaniards   

1828  Rachel jackson: Wife of 7th us pres andrew jackson,   

1832  Ishmail spicer: Composer,   

1863  Michael corcoran: Union brig-general,   

1867  Jean-victor poncelet: French mathematician (kinematics),   

1870  Constantine d uschinsky: Russian educator,   

1874  Johann peter pixis: Composer,   

1875  Nikolay alexeyevich titov: Composer,   

1880  George eliot: Victorian novelist (adam bede),   

1893  Benedikt randhartinger: Composer,   

1899  Dwight l moody: Us evangelist (student volunteer movement),   

1902  Richard freiherr von krafft-ebing: Psychiatrist,   

1908  Marie jungius: Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer,   

1913  Menelik ii: King of ethiopia (1896-1913),   

1917  Francesca saveria cabrini: Us saint/patron of immigrant,   

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1095  Roger ii of sicily: King of sicily   

1178  Emperor antoku of japan: Emperor antoku of japan (d. 1185)   

1400  Luca della robbia: Italy, sculptor (madonna of rose garden)   

1428  Richard neville warwick: 2nd earl of salisbury   

1452  Jakob obrecht: Brabant, composer   

1459  Djem sultan: Son of turks sultan mehmed ii   

1515  Mary of lorraine: France, pro-french regent of scotland   

1523  Charles "cardinal" of bourbon: Archbishop rouen