Famous Deaths In August - 12

0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on August - 12.   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on this day in history.   

1350  On this day in history philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

1546  On this day in history francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on August - 12.   

1588  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45 on August - 12.   

1612  Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1633  On August - 12 jacopo Peri, Itallian opera composer, dies at 71   

1638  On this day in history johannes Althusius, [Althaut], German lawyer, dies at about 81   

1648  Death of Ibrahim I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1615) on August - 12.   

1654  On this day in history cornelis Haga, ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39), dies at 76   

1660  Gilbertus van Zinnik, Flemish architect, dies at about 33 on this day in history.   

1674  Philippe de Champaigne, painter, dies on August - 12.   

1675  On August - 12 karl Rabenhaupt, German/Neth baron of Sucha/army leader, dies at 73   

1676  On August - 12 death of king Philip, [Metacomet], leader Wampanoag-indians, shot to death   

1689  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Pope (1676-89), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1715  On August - 12 nahum Tate, English poet/playwright/poet laureate, dies   

1728  On August - 12 henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 61   

1750  Rachel Ruysch, royal painter of soverign Johan von de Pfalz, dies on August - 12.   

1778  Death of Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, British general and politician (b. 1714) on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer, dies at 73   

1809  On August - 12 death of mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)   

1810  On August - 12 death of etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)   

1811  John FE Acton, cruel premier of Naples, dies at 77 on August - 12.   

1812  On this day in history jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer, dies at 81   

1822  Robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies on August - 12.   

1827  William Blake, English poet/painter, dies at 69 on August - 12.   

1830  Franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies   

1849  Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Min of Finance (1801-14), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1857  On August - 12 william Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies   

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1503  On August - 12 birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  On this day in history birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  On this day in history birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on August - 12.   

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.   

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on this day in history.