Famous Deaths In July - 12

0783  On July - 12 bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies  

1073  On July - 12 johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies  

1429  John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1441  Death of Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394) on this day in history.  

1450  On this day in history death of jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI  

1536  Desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies on this day in history.  

1545  On this day in history maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies  

1575  Renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies on July - 12.  

1584  Death of Steven Borough, English explorer (b. 1525) on this day in history.  

1633  On July - 12 simon Besler, composer, dies at 49  

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1640  Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies on July - 12.  

1664  On this day in history death of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (b. 1610)  

1682  On July - 12 death of jean Picard, French astronomer (b. 1620)  

1693  Death of John Ashby, English admiral on this day in history.  

1712  On this day in history richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector (1658-59), dies at 85  

1742  Evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday on this day in history.  

1749  Death of Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France on July - 12.  

1773  Johann Joachim Quantz, German royal flautist/composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1804  On this day in history death of alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in pistol duel near Weehawken  

1839  On this day in history christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62  

1844  On July - 12 charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher, dies at 63  

1845  Death of Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian author (b. 1808) on this day in history.  

1849  Death of Dolley Madison, 4th First Lady Of The United States (b. 1768) on July - 12.  

1874  On July - 12 fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63  

1882  Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer, dies at 44 on July - 12.  

1883  Hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1897  Felix Godefroid, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history paul Voulet, French captain/mass murderer in Senegal, dies  

1899  Esquire Mauritius A de Savornin Lohman, gov of Suriname, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1902  Pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer (New Waterway), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1906  Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer, dies at 70 on July - 12.  

1910  Death of Charles Stewart Rolls, British engineer and aviator (b. 1887) on this day in history.  

1916  Aritius S Talma, Dutch minister of Agriculture, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1917  On this day in history fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies  

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1394  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on July - 12.  

1644  On this day in history birth of arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)  

1675  Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1730  Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood) was born on July - 12.  

1757  On this day in history birth of christian Danner, composer  

1794  Heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist was born on July - 12.  

1801  John Hill Hewitt, composer was born on this day in history.  

1802  On this day in history birth of charles-Louis Hanssens, composer