Famous Deaths In February - 02

0672  Death of Saint Chad on this day in history.   

1032  On this day in history rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on February - 02.   

1218  On February - 02 death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)   

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on February - 02.   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1461  On February - 02 death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England   

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1529  Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478) on February - 02.   

1540  On February - 02 death of george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

1563  Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54 on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history death of bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558)   

1594  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 on February - 02.   

1597  On this day in history death of lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61   

1648  Death of George Abbot, English writer on this day in history.   

1660  Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45 on February - 02.   

1661  Death of Lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. 1596) on this day in history.   

1673  Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1685  Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54 on February - 02.   

1688  Death of Abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610) on February - 02.   

1704  Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

1712  Death of Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician on February - 02.   

1714  Death of John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (b. 1643) on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66   

1750  Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65 on February - 02.   

1768  On this day in history death of robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689)   

1769  On February - 02 clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75   

1779  Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1789  Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63 on February - 02.   

1793  William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1802  On February - 02 death of welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713)   

1804  On this day in history caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62   

1822  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79 on February - 02.   

1827  On February - 02 johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62   

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.   

1455  On February - 02 birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.   

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on February - 02.   

1522  On this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)   

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on February - 02.   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on February - 02.