Famous Deaths Happened 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 January - 12.   

1167  On this day in history aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56   

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on this day in history.   

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on January - 12.   

1519  On January - 12 maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on January - 12.   

1674  Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1705  On this day in history death of luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634)   

1732  On January - 12 death of john Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685)   

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

1759  On January - 12 anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49   

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

1777  On this day in history death of hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726)   

1781  On this day in history death of richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)   

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

1817  Death of Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740) on January - 12.   

1829  Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1833  Death of Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784) on this day in history.   

1834  Death of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759) on this day in history.   

1839  Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1851  Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813) on January - 12.   

1899  Death of Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) on this day in history.   

1909  Death of Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) on January - 12.   

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

1925  Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1926  On January - 12 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  On this day in history birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538)   

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 January - 12.   

1580  Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on January - 12.   

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.