Famous Deaths In July - 12

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

1073  On this day in history johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies  

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 July - 12 death of jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI  

1536  On this day in history desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies  

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

1575  Renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies on this day in history.  

1584  Death of Steven Borough, English explorer (b. 1525) on July - 12.  

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

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

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

1682  Death of Jean Picard, French astronomer (b. 1620) on July - 12.  

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

1712  Richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector (1658-59), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

1749  On this day in history death of charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France  

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 July - 12.  

1839  Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 on July - 12.  

1844  Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1845  On this day in history death of henrik Wergeland, Norwegian author (b. 1808)  

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

1874  On this day in history fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63  

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

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

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

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

1899  On July - 12 esquire Mauritius A de Savornin Lohman, gov of Suriname, dies at 67  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1644  Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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