Famous Deaths In November - 12

0607  On November - 12 boniface III, Italian Pope (607), dies  

1035  Canute "The Great", King of the Danes (1016-1035), dies at 41 on November - 12.  

1094  On this day in history death of king Duncan II of Scotland (b. 1060)  

1202  Knut VI, king of the Denen/Turn (1182-1202), dies at about 39 on this day in history.  

1434  On this day in history death of king Louis III of Naples  

1555  On November - 12 stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65  

1558  On this day in history shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies  

1567  On this day in history anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France, dies at 74  

1595  John Hawkins, English navigator/treasurer of the Navy, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1600  Andreas of Austrian, Land Guardian of Neth (1598-1600), dies at 42 on November - 12.  

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1606  On November - 12 matthaus Ludecus, composer, dies at 79  

1667  On November - 12 death of hans Nansen, Danish statesman (b. 1598)  

1671  On November - 12 thomas, 3rd baron Fairfax of Cameron, English general, dies at 59  

1722  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter/engraver/architect, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1739  On November - 12 ludwig Ernst, composer, dies at 71  

1742  Death of Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (b. 1660) on this day in history.  

1754  Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam painter/decorater, dies at 58 on November - 12.  

1757  On this day in history death of colley Cibber, English poet (b. 1671)  

1802  On this day in history charles van Poucke, Flemish sculptor, dies at 62  

1823  Emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1836  On November - 12 death of juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician (b. 1773)  

1852  On November - 12 georg Hellmesberger, composer, dies at 22  

1865  Death of Elizabeth Gaskell, English novelist (b. 1810) on this day in history.  

1869  On this day in history gheorghe Asachi, author/humanist (1st newspaper in Moldavia), dies  

1893  Alexander Freiherr von Bach, premier of Austria (1852-59), dies at 80 on November - 12.  

1896  Spyridon Xyndas, composer, dies at 84 on November - 12.  

1912  Death of Jose Canalejas bon Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12), murdered at 58 on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history death of percival Lowell, American amateur astronomer, founder of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona (b. 1855)  

1921  On November - 12 fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter/sculptor, dies at 63  

1925  On November - 12 roman Statkowski, composer, dies at 65  

1937  On this day in history harry Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper (v WI 1928), dies  

1939  (Ernest YY) Oscar Tourniaire, actor (Bluejackets), dies at 59 on November - 12.  

1940  On November - 12 alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34  

1941  Death of Abe "Kid Twist" Reles, NY gangster/police informer, killed on November - 12.  

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1493  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)  

1528  On November - 12 birth of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. 1588)  

1547  Claude of Valois, French princess (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.  

1606  Jeanne Mance, French Canadian settler (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.  

1615  Richard Baxter, English clergyman (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.  

1651  Juana Ines de La Cruz, Mexico, poet/nun/feminist (Primero Sueno) was born on this day in history.  

1676  On November - 12 birth of giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer  

1729  Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (d. 1811) was born on November - 12.