Famous Deaths In November - 12

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

1035  Canute "The Great", King of the Danes (1016-1035), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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 November - 12.  

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

1555  Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65 on November - 12.  

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 this day in history.  

1595  John Hawkins, English navigator/treasurer of the Navy, dies at 63 on November - 12.  

1600  Andreas of Austrian, Land Guardian of Neth (1598-1600), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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1606  Matthaus Ludecus, composer, dies at 79 on November - 12.  

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

1671  On this day in history 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  Ludwig Ernst, composer, dies at 71 on November - 12.  

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 this day in history.  

1757  Death of Colley Cibber, English poet (b. 1671) on November - 12.  

1802  Charles van Poucke, Flemish sculptor, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1823  Emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer, dies at 75 on November - 12.  

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  Gheorghe Asachi, author/humanist (1st newspaper in Moldavia), dies on this day in history.  

1893  Alexander Freiherr von Bach, premier of Austria (1852-59), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

1912  On November - 12 death of jose Canalejas bon Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12), murdered at 58  

1916  Death of Percival Lowell, American amateur astronomer, founder of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona (b. 1855) on November - 12.  

1921  Fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter/sculptor, dies at 63 on November - 12.  

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

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of claude of Valois, French princess (d. 1575)  

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 this day in history birth of giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer  

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