Famous Deaths In July - 12

0783  Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies on July - 12.  

1073  Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

1441  On July - 12 death of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)  

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

1633  Simon Besler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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1640  On this day in history henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies  

1664  Death of Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (b. 1610) on July - 12.  

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  Evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday on July - 12.  

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 July - 12.  

1804  Death of Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in pistol duel near Weehawken on July - 12.  

1839  On this day in history 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 July - 12.  

1849  On July - 12 death of dolley Madison, 4th First Lady Of The United States (b. 1768)  

1874  Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 on July - 12.  

1882  On July - 12 alfred Humphreys Pease, composer, dies at 44  

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

1910  Death of Charles Stewart Rolls, British engineer and aviator (b. 1887) on July - 12.  

1916  On this day in history aritius S Talma, Dutch minister of Agriculture, dies at 52  

1917  On July - 12 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  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  On July - 12 birth of josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood)  

1757  Christian Danner, composer was born on July - 12.  

1794  On this day in history birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist  

1801  On this day in history birth of john Hill Hewitt, composer  

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