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Famous Deaths In February - 14

Monday, 20 May 2013

1317 On this day in history death of marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282)

1400 Death of Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on this day in history.

1405 Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on this day in history.

1528 On this day in history edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66

1571 On this day in history benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70

1676 Death of Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on this day in history.

1681 On this day in history francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77

1714 On this day in history death of maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688)

1737 Death of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685) on this day in history.

1760 On this day in history francois Collin de Blamont, composer, dies at 69

1779 Death of James Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50 on this day in history.

1780 On this day in history william Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56

1790 On this day in history capel Bond, composer, dies at 59

1808 On this day in history death of john Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)

1818 John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61 on this day in history.

1820 Death of Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 on this day in history.

1831 Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies on this day in history.

1841 On this day in history antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65

1846 On this day in history cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76

1857 On this day in history johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56

1870 Death of St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815) on this day in history.

1873 On this day in history charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52

1881 On this day in history death of fernando Wood, New York City mayor (b. 1812)

1885 On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)

1891 On this day in history william Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General, dies at 71

1894 Death of Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (b. 1814) on this day in history.

1901 On this day in history edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82

1908 Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.

1916 Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36 on this day in history.

1922 On this day in history death of heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880)

1929 On this day in history death of tom Burke, American runner (b. 1875)

1937 On this day in history erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62

1942 On this day in history death of adnan Bin Saidi, Officer of the Malay Regiment killed in the defense of Singapore (b. 1915)

1943 On this day in history david Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1462 On this day in history birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)

1468 Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on this day in history.

1483 Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on this day in history.

1487 Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on this day in history.

1513 Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on this day in history.

1515 Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on this day in history.

1533 On this day in history birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)

1546 Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.