Famous Deaths In November - 12

0607  On this day in history boniface III, Italian Pope (607), dies  

1035  On November - 12 canute "The Great", King of the Danes (1016-1035), dies at 41  

1094  Death of King Duncan II of Scotland (b. 1060) on this day in history.  

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

1434  Death of King Louis III of Naples on this day in history.  

1555  On this day in history stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65  

1558  On November - 12 shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies  

1567  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France, dies at 74 on November - 12.  

1595  On November - 12 john Hawkins, English navigator/treasurer of the Navy, dies at 63  

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

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

1667  Death of Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (b. 1598) on this day in history.  

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 November - 12.  

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

1742  On this day in history death of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)  

1754  On this day in history jacob de Wit, Amsterdam painter/decorater, dies at 58  

1757  Death of Colley Cibber, English poet (b. 1671) on this day in history.  

1802  Charles van Poucke, Flemish sculptor, dies at 62 on November - 12.  

1823  On November - 12 emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer, dies at 75  

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

1852  On this day in history georg Hellmesberger, composer, dies at 22  

1865  On November - 12 death of elizabeth Gaskell, English novelist (b. 1810)  

1869  On November - 12 gheorghe Asachi, author/humanist (1st newspaper in Moldavia), dies  

1893  On November - 12 alexander Freiherr von Bach, premier of Austria (1852-59), dies at 80  

1896  On November - 12 spyridon Xyndas, composer, dies at 84  

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

1916  On November - 12 death of percival Lowell, American amateur astronomer, founder of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona (b. 1855)  

1921  Fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter/sculptor, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1925  Roman Statkowski, composer, dies at 65 on November - 12.  

1937  On November - 12 harry Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper (v WI 1928), dies  

1939  (Ernest YY) Oscar Tourniaire, actor (Bluejackets), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

1941  On November - 12 death of abe "Kid Twist" Reles, NY gangster/police informer, killed  

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1493  Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560) was born on this day in history.  

1528  Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. 1588) was born on November - 12.  

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 November - 12.  

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 November - 12.  

1676  On this day in history birth of giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer  

1729  On this day in history birth of louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (d. 1811)