Famous Deaths In January - 12

0689  On this day in history benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1167  On January - 12 aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56   

1321  On January - 12 death of maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)   

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on January - 12.   

1665  On January - 12 pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63   

1674  Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68 on January - 12.   

1700  On this day in history death of marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620)   

1705  Death of Luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634) on January - 12.   

1732  Death of John Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685) on January - 12.   

1735  On January - 12 death of john Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)   

1759  On this day in history anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49   

1765  On January - 12 johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68   

1777  On January - 12 death of hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726)   

1781  Death of Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) on this day in history.   

1807  Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71 on January - 12.   

1817  On this day in history death of juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)   

1829  On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56   

1833  On this day in history death of marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)   

1834  On January - 12 death of william Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)   

1839  On January - 12 joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

1851  Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on January - 12.   

1856  On this day in history death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)   

1860  On this day in history martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

1867  Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74 on January - 12.   

1897  On this day in history death of isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)   

1899  On this day in history death of hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)   

1909  Death of Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

1921  Death of Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866) on January - 12.   

1925  On January - 12 oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85   

1926  On this day in history death of sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)   

1928  On January - 12 death of ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair   

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1483  On January - 12 birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on this day in history.   

1492  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on January - 12.   

1562  On January - 12 birth of charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy   

1576  Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.   

1577  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1580  On January - 12 birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on January - 12.