Famous Deaths In February - 12

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on this day in history.  

1242  On February - 12 death of hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide  

1538  On this day in history albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57  

1554  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on this day in history.  

1571  On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)  

1590  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1595  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on February - 12.  

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1624  Death of George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563) on February - 12.  

1630  Death of Fynes Moryson, English traveler and writer (b. 1566) on this day in history.  

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1684  On February - 12 pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67  

1700  On February - 12 death of aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)  

1724  On February - 12 death of elkanah Settle, English writer (b. 1648)  

1728  Agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1738  On February - 12 james Sherard, composer, dies at 71  

1762  On February - 12 laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68  

1763  On this day in history death of pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688)  

1771  Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60 on February - 12.  

1787  On this day in history ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75  

1789  On this day in history death of ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)  

1799  On February - 12 frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67  

1804  Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71  

1834  On this day in history friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65  

1837  Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1861  Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 on February - 12.  

1889  On this day in history andrew Greenwood, cricketer (batted in Eng's 1st 2 Tests 1877), dies  

1894  On February - 12 death of hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830)  

1896  On February - 12 charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84  

1901  On February - 12 ramon de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Colon), dies at 83  

1903  Death of Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. 1834) on February - 12.  

1905  Marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies on February - 12.  

1915  Charles Emile Waldteufel, composer, dies at 77 on February - 12.  

1916  On this day in history j W Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, dies  

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.  

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on this day in history.  

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.  

1438  On February - 12 birth of adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen  

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on February - 12.  

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on February - 12.  

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on this day in history.  

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on February - 12.