Famous Deaths In March - 12

0417  On this day in history innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies  

0604  On this day in history gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64  

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on March - 12.  

1289  On this day in history death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)  

1374  On March - 12 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 March - 12 dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies  

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

1507  On this day in history death of cesare Borgia, cardinal/soldier/politician, killed in battle at 31  

1563  John Bull, composer of British natl anthem (God Save The King), dies on this day in history.  

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1570  On March - 12 jacob van den Eynden, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies  

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

1628  John Bull, English organist/composer, dies on March - 12.  

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

1681  On March - 12 french van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45  

1699  Death of Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (b. 1635) on March - 12.  

1734  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74 on March - 12.  

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

1790  On this day in history death of andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (b. 1710)  

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

1831  Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1832  On this day in history daniel Friedrich Kuhlau, German/Danish opera composer, dies at 45  

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

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

1852  Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer, dies at 75 on March - 12.  

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

1877  On this day in history crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52  

1883  On March - 12 murrumgunarriman, [Twopenny], cricketer (Aboriginal team 1868), dies  

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 this day in history death of zacharias Topelius, Finnish-Swedish writer (b. 1818)  

1902  On this day in history john Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54  

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  On March - 12 birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern  

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

1515  On this day in history birth of caspar Othmayr, composer  

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

1613  On March - 12 birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)  

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.