Famous Deaths In December - 25

0795  Adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies on this day in history.  

0820  On this day in history death of leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered  

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on this day in history.  

1249  On this day in history peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies  

1513  Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70 on December - 25.  

1530  On December - 25 babur, emperor of Delhi, dies  

1635  On this day in history death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)  

1676  On this day in history death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)  

1683  Death of Kara Mustapha, Turkish grand-vizier (1676-83), executed on December - 25.  

1758  Death of James Hervey, English clergyman (b. 1714) on this day in history.  

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1761  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 on this day in history.  

1765  On December - 25 antonio Tonelli, composer, dies at 79  

1784  On this day in history death of yosa Buson, Japanese painter (b. 1716)  

1788  John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40 on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history barbara Krudener, mystic visionary who renounced nobility, dies at 60  

1842  On this day in history bedrich Divis Weber, composer, dies at 76  

1848  Johann Erik Nordblom, composer, dies at 60 on December - 25.  

1868  Linus Yale, developer of cylinder lock, dies on this day in history.  

1875  On this day in history death of young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1851)  

1878  Anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies on December - 25.  

1880  On December - 25 death of fridolin Anderwert, Swiss Federal Councillor (b. 1828)  

1883  On this day in history marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer, dies at 65  

1895  On December - 25 raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding-school), dies at 32  

1904  Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1916  Death of St. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic saint (b. 1845) on December - 25.  

1921  Hans Huber, composer, dies at 69 on December - 25.  

1922  Alphonse Goovaerts, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1925  Sergei Jessenin, writer, dies at 30 on this day in history.  

1926  On this day in history yoshihito, 123rd Emperor of Japan (1912-26), dies at 47  

1927  Sergei D Sazonov, Russian Foreign minister (1910-16), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1930  Harvey Worthington Loomis, composer, dies at 65 on December - 25.  

1933  Death of Francesc Macià, Catalonian statesman (b. 1859) on December - 25.  

1935  Death of Paul Bourget, French novelist and critic (b. 1852) on this day in history.  

1936  Pierre Maurice, composer, dies at 68 on December - 25.  

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1250  John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305) was born on this day in history.  

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on December - 25.  

1583  On December - 25 birth of orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized  

1587  On December - 25 birth of margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)  

1601  Jose Ximenez, composer was born on this day in history.  

1624  Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) was born on December - 25.  

1628  On December - 25 birth of noel Coypel, French painter  

1646  Harald Vallerius, composer was born on December - 25.