Famous Deaths Happened In January - 12

0689  On January - 12 benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

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

1167  On January - 12 aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56   

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

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

1519  On January - 12 maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

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

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1674  On January - 12 giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68   

1700  Death of Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620) on this day in history.   

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

1732  Death of John Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685) on this day in history.   

1735  On January - 12 death of john Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1781  Death of Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) on this day in history.   

1807  On January - 12 adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71   

1817  On this day in history death of juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)   

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

1833  On January - 12 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  Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on January - 12.   

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  Martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63 on January - 12.   

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

1897  On January - 12 death of isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)   

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

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

1921  Death of Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

1925  Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

1928  On January - 12 death of ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair   

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1483  On January - 12 birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

1483  On this day in history birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538)   

1492  On this day in history birth of andreas Alicatus, Italian author   

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 this day in history.   

1577  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on January - 12.   

1580  Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on January - 12.   

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