Famous Deaths Happened In February - 12

1128  On this day in history toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies   

1242  On this day in history death of hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

1554  On February - 12 death of jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1571  On February - 12 death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  On this day in history francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

1595  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1630  Death of Fynes Moryson, English traveler and writer (b. 1566) on February - 12.   

1684  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1700  On this day in history death of aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)   

1724  On this day in history death of elkanah Settle, English writer (b. 1648)   

1728  Agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73 on February - 12.   

1738  James Sherard, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1762  Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68 on February - 12.   

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

1771  On February - 12 adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60   

1787  On February - 12 ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75   

1789  Death of Ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738) on February - 12.   

1799  Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on February - 12.   

1804  On this day in history immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79   

1820  Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71 on February - 12.   

1834  Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65 on February - 12.   

1837  Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 on February - 12.   

1861  On this day in history hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72   

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

1894  Death of Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. 1834)   

1905  Marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies on this day in history.   

1915  Charles Emile Waldteufel, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1916  On February - 12 j W Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, dies   

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1074  On this day in history birth of conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)   

1211  On February - 12 birth of henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35)   

1218  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen was born on this day in history.   

1474  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

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

1584  On this day in history birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on this day in history.