Famous Deaths In August - 09

0117  On August - 09 death of mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)   

0378  On August - 09 flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50   

0803  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on August - 09.   

1048  Pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days on August - 09.   

1107  Death of Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

1173  Death of Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on this day in history.   

1250  Death of King Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216) on August - 09.   

1420  Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies on August - 09.   

1516  Jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history death of cardinal Cajetan, Italian theologian (b. 1470)   

1601  Death of Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558) on this day in history.   

1612  On August - 09 ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies   

1613  Giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36 on August - 09.   

1634  Pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on August - 09.   

1652  On August - 09 john Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37   

1668  Francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70   

1710  On this day in history gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 77   

1720  On August - 09 death of simon Ockley, English orientalist (b. 1678)   

1727  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1738  Pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies on this day in history.   

1744  Death of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English patron of the arts (b. 1673) on this day in history.   

1763  John Althuysen, Fries vicar/poet (Frysk Jierboek), dies at 47 on August - 09.   

1806  Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Christian, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history death of johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (b. 1771)   

1835  Claus Nielsen Schali, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1837  On August - 09 death of xavier Sigalon, French painter (b. 1787)   

1848  On this day in history frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies   

1854  On August - 09 frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57   

1862  Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46 on August - 09.   

1886  On this day in history death of samuel Ferguson, Northern Irish poet and artist (b. 1810)   

1888  On this day in history charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45   

1892  Matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies on August - 09.   

1896  Death of Otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48 on this day in history.   

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1201  Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On August - 09 birth of henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth   

1631  John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19] was born on this day in history.   

1648  Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) was born on August - 09.   

1653  John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.   

1669  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history birth of frantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)