Famous Deaths In March - 12

0417  Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies on this day in history.  

0604  Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1209  On March - 12 djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies  

1289  On March - 12 death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)  

1374  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)  

1447  Death of Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) on this day in history.  

1471  On this day in history dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies  

1496  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1507  Death of Cesare Borgia, cardinal/soldier/politician, killed in battle at 31 on this day in history.  

1563  On March - 12 john Bull, composer of British natl anthem (God Save The King), dies  

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1570  On this day in history jacob van den Eynden, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies  

1608  On this day in history death of koriki Kiyonaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1530)  

1628  On this day in history john Bull, English organist/composer, dies  

1648  On this day in history tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63  

1681  On this day in history french van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45  

1699  On March - 12 death of peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (b. 1635)  

1734  On this day in history antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74  

1753  George Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday on March - 12.  

1790  Death of Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (b. 1710) on this day in history.  

1824  Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1831  On March - 12 johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64  

1832  Daniel Friedrich Kuhlau, German/Danish opera composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1834  On March - 12 karl W Feuerbach, mathematician (circle of Feuerbach), dies at 33  

1840  On March - 12 friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61  

1852  On this day in history juan Bros y Bertomel, composer, dies at 75  

1872  Death of Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) on March - 12.  

1877  On March - 12 crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52  

1883  Murrumgunarriman, [Twopenny], cricketer (Aboriginal team 1868), dies on March - 12.  

1888  On this day in history henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76  

1889  On this day in history yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle  

1894  On this day in history death of illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (b. 1840)  

1898  On March - 12 death of zacharias Topelius, Finnish-Swedish writer (b. 1818)  

1902  John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1905  On March - 12 rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92  

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on this day in history.  

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern was born on this day in history.  

1479  On March - 12 birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence  

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on March - 12.  

1607  On March - 12 birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)  

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.  

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)  

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on March - 12.