Famous Deaths Happened In January - 12

0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on January - 12.   

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

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 January - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68   

1700  On January - 12 death of marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620)   

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

1732  On this day in history death of john Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685)   

1735  Death of John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668) on this day in history.   

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

1765  Johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history 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 January - 12 friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56   

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

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  On January - 12 johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72   

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 January - 12 death of hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)   

1909  On this day in history death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)   

1921  On January - 12 death of gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)   

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

1926  Death of Sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

1928  Death of Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair on January - 12.   

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1483  On this day in history birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

1483  On January - 12 birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538)   

1492  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on this day in history.   

1562  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy   

1576  Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on January - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)