Famous Deaths Happened In May - 12

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

1003  Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on this day in history.   

1012  On May - 12 sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies   

1382  On this day in history johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies   

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

1634  On May - 12 george Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies   

1641  On this day in history death of thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48   

1649  Death of Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered on this day in history.   

1684  Death of Edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest on May - 12.   

1699  Death of Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. 1626) on this day in history.   

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

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

1784  On this day in history death of abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist (b. 1710)   

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  On May - 12 death of nicholas Repnin, Russian statesman (b. 1734)   

1811  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer, dies at 52 on May - 12.   

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

1825  On May - 12 elias Mann, composer, dies at 75   

1843  On May - 12 johann Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 74   

1845  August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet/interpreter/critic, dies at 77 on May - 12.   

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

1856  Death of Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Friedrich William Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist (b. 1795) on May - 12.   

1871  On May - 12 daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer, dies at 89   

1876  On May - 12 henri A Esquiros, French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63   

1884  On May - 12 bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Czech composer (2 Widows), dies at 60   

1896  On May - 12 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  Emperor Shōkō (d. 1428) was born on May - 12.   

1496  On this day in history 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  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)