Famous Deaths In July - 12

0783  Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies on this day in history.  

1073  Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies on July - 12.  

1429  On July - 12 john [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65  

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

1450  Death of Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI on this day in history.  

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

1545  Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies on this day in history.  

1575  On July - 12 renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies  

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

1633  On this day in history simon Besler, composer, dies at 49  

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

1664  Death of Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (b. 1610) on this day in history.  

1682  On this day in history death of jean Picard, French astronomer (b. 1620)  

1693  On July - 12 death of john Ashby, English admiral  

1712  On July - 12 richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector (1658-59), dies at 85  

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

1749  Death of Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France on this day in history.  

1773  On July - 12 johann Joachim Quantz, German royal flautist/composer, dies at 76  

1804  Death of Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in pistol duel near Weehawken on this day in history.  

1839  On July - 12 christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62  

1844  Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher, dies at 63 on July - 12.  

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  Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 on July - 12.  

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

1883  On this day in history hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57  

1897  On this day in history felix Godefroid, composer, dies at 78  

1898  Paul Voulet, French captain/mass murderer in Senegal, dies on this day in history.  

1899  On this day in history esquire Mauritius A de Savornin Lohman, gov of Suriname, dies at 67  

1902  On July - 12 pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer (New Waterway), dies at 74  

1906  On this day in history henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer, dies at 70  

1910  On July - 12 death of charles Stewart Rolls, British engineer and aviator (b. 1887)  

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

1917  On July - 12 fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies  

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1394  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)  

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

1675  On this day in history birth of evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer  

1730  On July - 12 birth of josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood)  

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

1794  On July - 12 birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist  

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

1802  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer was born on this day in history.