Famous Deaths Happened In January - 12

0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on January - 12.   

1049  On this day in history abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81   

1167  Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 on January - 12.   

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on this day in history.   

1390  On January - 12 peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

1519  Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on this day in history.   

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on January - 12.   

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

1674  Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68 on January - 12.   

1700  Death of Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620) on January - 12.   

1705  On January - 12 death of luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634)   

1732  On this day in history death of john Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685)   

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

1759  Anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49 on January - 12.   

1765  Johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68 on January - 12.   

1777  On January - 12 death of hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726)   

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  On January - 12 death of juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)   

1829  Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56 on January - 12.   

1833  On this day in history death of marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)   

1834  On January - 12 death of william Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)   

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

1851  On January - 12 johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72   

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

1860  On January - 12 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  On this day in history death of isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)   

1899  Death of Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) on January - 12.   

1909  Death of Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

1921  On January - 12 death of gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)   

1925  On January - 12 oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85   

1926  Death of Sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864) on January - 12.   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1483  On January - 12 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 January - 12.   

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

1562  Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history.   

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

1577  On January - 12 birth of jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644)   

1580  Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)