Famous Deaths In March - 12

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

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

1209  On this day in history djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies  

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on this day in history.  

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  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on March - 12.  

1496  On March - 12 johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies  

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

1563  On this day in history john Bull, composer of British natl anthem (God Save The King), dies  

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1570  Jacob van den Eynden, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1608  Death of Koriki Kiyonaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1530) on this day in history.  

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

1734  On March - 12 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 March - 12.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1883  On this day in history murrumgunarriman, [Twopenny], cricketer (Aboriginal team 1868), dies  

1888  On March - 12 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 March - 12 death of illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (b. 1840)  

1898  On this day in history 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  Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

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

1336  On this day in history birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern  

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 this day in history.  

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

1620  On March - 12 birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)  

1626  On March - 12 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)