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  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on this day in history.  

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 March - 12.  

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

1496  On this day in history johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies  

1507  Death of Cesare Borgia, cardinal/soldier/politician, killed in battle at 31 on March - 12.  

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

1570  Jacob van den Eynden, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies on March - 12.  

1608  On March - 12 death of koriki Kiyonaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1530)  

1628  John Bull, English organist/composer, dies on this day in history.  

1648  Tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63 on this day in history.  

1681  French van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45 on March - 12.  

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

1734  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1753  George Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday on this day in history.  

1790  Death of Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (b. 1710) on March - 12.  

1824  On March - 12 heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48  

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

1832  On March - 12 daniel Friedrich Kuhlau, German/Danish opera composer, dies at 45  

1834  Karl W Feuerbach, mathematician (circle of Feuerbach), dies at 33 on March - 12.  

1840  On this day in history friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61  

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

1872  On this day in history death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)  

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  Death of Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (b. 1840) on this day in history.  

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 March - 12.  

1905  Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92 on March - 12.  

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on March - 12.  

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern was born on March - 12.  

1479  On this day in history birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence  

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on this day in history.  

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on March - 12.  

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on March - 12.  

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.  

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.