Famous Deaths In February - 09

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

1199  Death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147) on February - 09.  

1450  On February - 09 death of agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421)  

1555  On February - 09 death of john Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy  

1567  On February - 09 death of henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered  

1583  On February - 09 death of jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake  

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

1617  Hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1619  Death of Lucilio Vanini, Italian philosopher (b. 1585) on February - 09.  

1640  Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27 on February - 09.  

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1670  On February - 09 frederik III, King of Denmark/Norway (1648-70), dies at 60  

1675  On February - 09 death of gerard Dou, Dutch painter, buried  

1709  On February - 09 death of françois Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (b. 1664)  

1740  Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1751  Henri F D'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (1717..50), dies at 82 on February - 09.  

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  Death of Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706) on February - 09.  

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

1803  Death of Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (b. 1716) on this day in history.  

1811  Nevil Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal of England (1765-1811), dies on this day in history.  

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

1817  Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 on February - 09.  

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

1846  On February - 09 henry Gally Knight, architect/writer, dies  

1849  On February - 09 corneille Vander Planken, composer, dies at 76  

1857  On this day in history death of dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798)  

1860  On February - 09 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  Feodor M Dostoevski, Russian novelist (Crime & Punishment), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1891  Johan B Jongkind, Dutch/French painter (Winter View), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1906  On February - 09 paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio  

1916  Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer, dies at 90 on February - 09.  

1917  On February - 09 francis Allan, cricket bowler (lefty in 1879 Aust-Eng Test), dies  

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1404  On this day in history birth of constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor  

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  On this day in history birth of giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo)  

1579  John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on February - 09.  

1602  Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza was born on February - 09.  

1607  Abraham Megerle, composer was born on February - 09.  

1645  Johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716) was born on February - 09.