Famous Deaths In January - 12

0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on this day in history.   

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1167  Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on January - 12.   

1390  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

1519  Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on January - 12.   

1537  On this day in history lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies   

1665  On January - 12 pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63   

1674  On this day in history giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68   

1700  On January - 12 death of marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620)   

1705  Death of Luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634) on this day in history.   

1732  Death of John Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685) on January - 12.   

1735  On this day in history death of john Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)   

1759  On January - 12 anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49   

1765  On this day in history johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68   

1777  Death of Hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726) on January - 12.   

1781  On January - 12 death of richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)   

1807  On this day in history adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71   

1817  Death of Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740) on January - 12.   

1829  On January - 12 friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56   

1833  Death of Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784) on this day in history.   

1834  Death of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759) on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

1851  Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on January - 12.   

1856  Death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) on January - 12.   

1860  On this day in history martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

1867  On January - 12 victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74   

1897  Death of Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813) on January - 12.   

1899  Death of Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)   

1921  Death of Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866) on January - 12.   

1925  On this day in history oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85   

1926  On January - 12 death of sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)   

1928  Death of Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair on this day in history.   

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1483  On this day in history birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on this day in history.   

1492  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on this day in history.   

1562  Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on January - 12.   

1576  Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on January - 12.   

1577  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1580  On January - 12 birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

1580  On January - 12 birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)