Famous Deaths In February - 01

0656  On this day in history sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25   

1204  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on this day in history.   

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on this day in history.   

1294  On this day in history louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies   

1328  On February - 01 charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

1502  On February - 01 olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies   

1542  On February - 01 death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

1563  On this day in history death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)   

1590  Death of Lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator on this day in history.   

1650  Death of Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking on this day in history.   

1666  Sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies on February - 01.   

1669  Death of Abandoned child, Huygens friend poet Catharina Questiers, buried at 31 on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80   

1694  John L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73 on February - 01.   

1718  On this day in history death of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (b. 1660)   

1733  On this day in history august II, the Strong, King of Poland (355 children), dies at 62   

1734  Death of John Floyer, English physician and writer (b. 1649) on February - 01.   

1743  Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1747  Jacobus E J Capitein, Dutch slave/vicar/merchant, dies on February - 01.   

1761  Death of Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682) on this day in history.   

1768  Death of Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (b. 1685) on this day in history.   

1793  Death of William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (b. 1717) on February - 01.   

1795  On February - 01 giacomo Insanguine, composer, dies at 66   

1818  On this day in history giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer, dies at 74   

1824  On February - 01 maria Theresia von Paradis, composer, dies at 64   

1832  On February - 01 ecco Epkema, Dutch classic linguist (Frisian/Old Frisian), dies at 71   

1838  On February - 01 abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71   

1839  Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1850  Death of Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on this day in history.   

1851  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53 on February - 01.   

1869  Frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1871  On February - 01 alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51   

1873  On this day in history matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies   

1875  William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 on February - 01.   

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1261  On February - 01 birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)   

1459  On this day in history birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)   

1462  Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) was born on February - 01.   

1552  On this day in history birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  Michael Trumper, composer was born on February - 01.   

1605  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on February - 01.   

1633  On this day in history birth of gabriel Schutz, composer   

1635  On February - 01 birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)