Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  On this day in history death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)  Share it »

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on this day in history.  Share it »

1578  On this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies  Share it »

1591  On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  Share it »

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.  Share it »

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.  Share it »

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  Share it »

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on this day in history.  Share it »

1738  Georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  Share it »

1745  Coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  Share it »

1754  On this day in history nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75  Share it »

1758  On this day in history bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45  Share it »

1766  Death of Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705) on this day in history.  Share it »

1775  On this day in history death of eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692)  Share it »

1790  On this day in history death of william Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)  Share it »

1807  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80 on this day in history.  Share it »

1812  Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  Share it »

1822  On this day in history ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77  Share it »

1825  On this day in history pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64  Share it »

1831  On this day in history death of john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29  Share it »

1838  On this day in history philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62  Share it »

1867  Salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1881  Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on this day in history.  Share it »

1888  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on this day in history.  Share it »

1892  Death of Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807) on this day in history.  Share it »

1897  Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on this day in history.  Share it »

1907  Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  Share it »

1911  On this day in history petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies  Share it »

1915  Death of Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) on this day in history.  Share it »

1917  On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41  Share it »

1919  On this day in history vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62  Share it »

1922  James William Tate, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  Share it »

1924  Alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  Share it »

1926  Andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  Share it »

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1505  On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)  Share it »

1519  On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)  Share it »

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  Share it »