Famous Deaths In May - 12

0912  On this day in history leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45  

1003  Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on May - 12.  

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on this day in history.  

1382  On May - 12 johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies  

1465  Death of Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea on May - 12.  

1634  George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies on this day in history.  

1641  Death of Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48 on May - 12.  

1649  Death of Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered on May - 12.  

1684  On this day in history death of edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest  

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

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1708  Death of Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658) on this day in history.  

1737  On May - 12 cornelis van Alkemade, historian, dies at 83  

1748  On this day in history death of thomas Lowndes, English astronomer (b. 1692)  

1759  Death of Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. 1700) on May - 12.  

1784  Death of Abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist (b. 1710) on May - 12.  

1792  On May - 12 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  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history johann Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 74  

1845  August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet/interpreter/critic, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1852  On this day in history john Richardson, Canadian writer (War of 1812), dies  

1856  On this day in history death of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786)  

1860  Death of Charles Barry, English architect (b. 1795) on this day in history.  

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

1864  Abner Monroe Perrin, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 37 on May - 12.  

1867  On May - 12 death of friedrich William Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist (b. 1795)  

1871  Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer, dies at 89 on May - 12.  

1876  Henri A Esquiros, French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

1896  Juan Morel Campos, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1897  On May - 12 ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright, dies at 53  

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1401  Emperor Shōkō (d. 1428) was born on May - 12.  

1496  On May - 12 birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)  

1590  Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

1622  On May - 12 birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)  

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.  

1662  On this day in history birth of jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized  

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

1670  On May - 12 birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)