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Famous Deaths In February - 02

Sunday, 26 May 2013

1032 Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on this day in history.

1124 On this day in history death of bořivoj II of Bohemia

1218 Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on this day in history.

1250 Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on this day in history.

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

1461 On this day in history 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 this day in history.

1540 On this day in history 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 Death of Bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558) on this day in history.

1594 On this day in history giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68

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 this day in history.

1661 On this day in history death of lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. 1596)

1673 On this day in history kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56

1685 On this day in history charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54

1688 On this day in history death of abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610)

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 this day in history.

1714 On this day in history death of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (b. 1643)

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

1750 On this day in history johann Graf, composer, dies at 65

1768 Death of Robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689) on this day in history.

1769 Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 on this day in history.

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

1789 On this day in history armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63

1793 On this day in history william Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61

1802 On this day in history 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 this day in history.

1827 Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.

1828 On this day in history frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78

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Famous Birthdays In February - 02

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1208 On this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)

1455 King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.

1494 On this day in history birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)

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

1506 On this day in history birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)

1522 Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.

1583 On this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess

1595 Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.