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Famous Deaths In February - 09

Monday, 20 May 2013

1011 On this day in history death of bernard I, Duke of Saxony

1199 Death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147) on this day in history.

1450 Death of Agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421) on this day in history.

1555 Death of John Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy on this day in history.

1567 On this day in history death of henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered

1583 Death of Jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake on this day in history.

1588 On this day in history marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies

1617 On this day in history hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44

1619 On this day in history death of lucilio Vanini, Italian philosopher (b. 1585)

1640 Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27 on this day in history.

1670 On this day in history frederik III, King of Denmark/Norway (1648-70), dies at 60

1675 Death of Gerard Dou, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.

1709 On this day in history death of françois Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (b. 1664)

1740 On this day in history vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85

1751 On this day in history henri F D'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (1717..50), dies at 82

1752 On this day in history death of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (b. 1722)

1765 Elisabetta de Gambarini, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.

1777 On this day in history death of seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706)

1782 On this day in history death of joseph Aloysius Assemani, Syrian orientalist (b. 1710)

1803 On this day in history death of jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (b. 1716)

1811 On this day in history nevil Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal of England (1765-1811), dies

1812 Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.

1817 Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.

1824 On this day in history anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet, dies at 49

1846 Henry Gally Knight, architect/writer, dies on this day in history.

1849 On this day in history corneille Vander Planken, composer, dies at 76

1857 Death of Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) on this day in history.

1860 On this day in history eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch milt/liberal politician, dies at 63

1874 On this day in history jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75

1881 On this day in history feodor M Dostoevski, Russian novelist (Crime & Punishment), dies at 59

1891 On this day in history johan B Jongkind, Dutch/French painter (Winter View), dies at 71

1906 On this day in history paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio

1916 Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.

1917 Francis Allan, cricket bowler (lefty in 1879 Aust-Eng Test), dies on this day in history.

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1404 Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor was born on this day in history.

1441 On this day in history birth of ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub)

1533 On this day in history birth of shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)

1578 Giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo) was born on this day in history.

1579 John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on this day in history.

1602 On this day in history birth of franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza

1607 Abraham Megerle, composer was born on this day in history.

1645 On this day in history birth of johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716)