Famous Deaths In May - 12

0912  Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45 on May - 12.  

1003  On May - 12 gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome  

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on May - 12.  

1382  Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies on this day in history.  

1465  On this day in history death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea  

1634  On this day in history george Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies  

1641  Death of Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48 on this day in history.  

1649  On May - 12 death of isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered  

1684  On May - 12 death of edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest  

1699  On this day in history death of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. 1626)  

1708  On this day in history death of adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)  

1737  Cornelis van Alkemade, historian, dies at 83 on May - 12.  

1748  Death of Thomas Lowndes, English astronomer (b. 1692) on May - 12.  

1759  Death of Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. 1700) on this day in history.  

1784  Death of Abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist (b. 1710) on this day in history.  

1792  On this day in history death of charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (b. 1710)  

1796  On May - 12 johann P Uz, German poet (Theodicee), dies at 75  

1801  Death of Nicholas Repnin, Russian statesman (b. 1734) on May - 12.  

1811  On this day in history louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer, dies at 52  

1814  On this day in history robert Treat Paine, US judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 83  

1825  Elias Mann, composer, dies at 75 on May - 12.  

1843  Johann Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 74 on May - 12.  

1845  On May - 12 august Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet/interpreter/critic, dies at 77  

1852  On May - 12 john Richardson, Canadian writer (War of 1812), dies  

1856  On May - 12 death of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786)  

1860  On this day in history death of charles Barry, English architect (b. 1795)  

1861  Christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50 on May - 12.  

1864  Abner Monroe Perrin, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 37 on this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history death of friedrich William Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist (b. 1795)  

1871  On this day in history daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer, dies at 89  

1876  Henri A Esquiros, French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63 on May - 12.  

1884  Bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Czech composer (2 Widows), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history juan Morel Campos, composer, dies at 38  

1897  Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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1401  On May - 12 birth of emperor Shōkō (d. 1428)  

1496  On this day in history birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)  

1590  On this day in history birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)  

1622  On this day in history birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)  

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on May - 12.  

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 12.  

1670  On this day in history birth of august II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children)  

1670  Frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.