Famous Deaths In January - 12

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

1049  On January - 12 abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81   

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 this day in history.   

1519  Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on this day in history.   

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

1665  On this day in history pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63   

1674  On January - 12 giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68   

1700  Death of Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1759  Anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49 on January - 12.   

1765  Johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68 on January - 12.   

1777  Death of Hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726) on January - 12.   

1781  On January - 12 death of richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)   

1807  On this day in history adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71   

1817  On January - 12 death of juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)   

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 January - 12.   

1834  Death of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759) on January - 12.   

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  Death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) on January - 12.   

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

1867  On January - 12 victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74   

1897  Death of Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813) on this day in history.   

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

1909  On January - 12 death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)   

1921  Death of Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history 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  Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history.   

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on January - 12.   

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

1562  Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on January - 12.   

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

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

1580  On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

1580  On January - 12 birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)