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Famous Deaths In February - 11

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

1141 On this day in history hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies

1160 On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)

1503 Elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday on this day in history.

1511 On this day in history death of henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

1543 On this day in history ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle

1622 On this day in history alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64

1626 Death of Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) on this day in history.

1650 On this day in history death of rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking

1685 David Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46 on this day in history.

1713 Death of Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. 1664) on this day in history.

1755 Death of Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) on this day in history.

1762 Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.

1763 Death of William Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714) on this day in history.

1797 Antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.

1806 On this day in history vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51

1829 On this day in history death of alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. 1795)

1841 On this day in history j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55

1862 Death of Elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829) on this day in history.

1868 Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on this day in history.

1870 Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76 on this day in history.

1879 Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on this day in history.

1882 On this day in history gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65

1892 On this day in history erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63

1894 On this day in history pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70

1899 George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies on this day in history.

1901 On this day in history milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56

1903 On this day in history henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67

1907 Peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limbourg monastery founder, dies at 80 on this day in history.

1911 On this day in history albert von Rothschild, baron/Austrian banker, dies at 66

1917 On this day in history death of oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (b. 1872)

1922 On this day in history gerardus J P Bolland, Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society), dies at 67

1923 On this day in history death of wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (b. 1847)

1931 On this day in history charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (steam turbine), dies at 76

1939 On this day in history franz Schmidt, Austrian composer, dies at 64

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1377 On this day in history birth of king Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)

1380 On this day in history birth of gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist

1465 Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII was born on this day in history.

1506 On this day in history birth of juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau

1535 On this day in history birth of gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)

1557 John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist was born on this day in history.

1568 Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.

1649 On this day in history birth of william Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)