Famous Deaths In July - 04

0907  On July - 04 death of luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria  

0965  Death of Pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown) on this day in history.  

0966  On this day in history benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies  

0973  Death of Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) on July - 04.  

1187  Reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies on July - 04.  

1301  Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1307  Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies on this day in history.  

1336  Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 on July - 04.  

1498  Filips van Burgundy, admiral-general of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.  

1541  Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56 on this day in history.  

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1546  Death of Hayreddin Barbarossa, Admiral of the Ottoman Navy (b. 1478) on this day in history.  

1578  On this day in history charles de Berlaymont, baron of Hierges, gov/viceroy of Names, dies  

1603  Philippus the Monte, priest/bandmaster/composer, dies at 82 on July - 04.  

1623  On this day in history william Byrd, English composer (Ave verum corpus), dies at 80  

1627  Thomas Middleton, Elizabethan dramatist (Women Beware Women), dies on this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history death of antoine Daniel, French Jesuit missionary, one of the Canadian Martyrs (b. 1601)  

1672  On this day in history ambrosius Reiner, composer, dies at 67  

1742  On July - 04 death of guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (b. 1671)  

1754  Death of Philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist and author (b. 1680) on this day in history.  

1757  On this day in history jean-Joseph Vade, composer, dies at 38  

1761  On this day in history death of samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689)  

1768  On this day in history willem van Hairs, Fries nobleman/poet (Suicide), dies at 58  

1780  Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen South Neth, dies at 67 on July - 04.  

1787  Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1789  Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1821  On July - 04 death of richard Cosway, English artist (b. 1742)  

1826  On this day in history john Adams, 2nd president (1797-1801), dies at 90  

1831  On this day in history james Monroe, 5th president (1817-25), dies at 73  

1845  Pierre P Royer-Collard, French philosopher/Council of 500, dies on July - 04.  

1848  On this day in history francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies  

1850  On July - 04 death of william Kirby, English entomologist (b. 1759)  

1851  Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer, dies at 67 on July - 04.  

1854  Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1856  Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 on July - 04.  

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1330  Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.  

1546  On this day in history birth of murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95)  

1546  On this day in history birth of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595)  

1610  On July - 04 birth of cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral  

1610  Paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti) was born on this day in history.  

1669  On July - 04 birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor  

1694  On July - 04 birth of louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose)  

1715  On July - 04 birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)