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  John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65 on July - 12.  

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  On July - 12 desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies  

1545  Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies on July - 12.  

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

1584  On this day in history death of steven Borough, English explorer (b. 1525)  

1633  Simon Besler, composer, dies at 49 on July - 12.  

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1640  On July - 12 henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies  

1664  On July - 12 death of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (b. 1610)  

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

1693  Death of John Ashby, English admiral on July - 12.  

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

1742  On July - 12 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 July - 12.  

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

1804  On July - 12 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 July - 12.  

1849  On this day in history death of dolley Madison, 4th First Lady Of The United States (b. 1768)  

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

1882  Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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

1897  On July - 12 felix Godefroid, composer, dies at 78  

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 July - 12.  

1902  Pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer (New Waterway), dies at 74 on July - 12.  

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 July - 12.  

1916  Aritius S Talma, Dutch minister of Agriculture, dies at 52 on July - 12.  

1917  Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies on this day in history.  

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1394  On July - 12 birth of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)  

1644  Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals) was born on July - 12.  

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  Christian Danner, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 July - 12.