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

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

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on this day in history.  

1447  On March - 12 death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)  

1471  On March - 12 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 this day in history.  

1563  John Bull, composer of British natl anthem (God Save The King), dies on March - 12.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history death of peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (b. 1635)  

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

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

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

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  Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 on March - 12.  

1852  Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1872  On March - 12 death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)  

1877  Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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  Yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle on March - 12.  

1894  On March - 12 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  On March - 12 birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)  

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  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  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 this day in history.