Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.   

0923  On this day in history abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1247  On this day in history death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on February - 16.   

1391  On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on this day in history.   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat   

1653  On this day in history johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70   

1710  Death of Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632) on February - 16.   

1721  On this day in history death of james Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686)   

1754  On this day in history richard Mead, physician, dies   

1779  On February - 16 william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies   

1791  Death of Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74   

1803  On February - 16 jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56   

1820  Death of Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758) on February - 16.   

1823  Johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history george Gerson, composer, dies at 34   

1829  Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1834  On February - 16 lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies   

1844  On this day in history death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)   

1851  On February - 16 anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95   

1857  On February - 16 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77   

1858  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on February - 16.   

1864  On this day in history vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58   

1892  On this day in history henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies   

1898  Death of Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) on February - 16.   

1899  On this day in history francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57   

1900  On this day in history george Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle   

1907  On February - 16 death of giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1835)   

1910  On this day in history albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75   

1912  Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies on this day in history.   

1915  Emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies on this day in history.   

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1032  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1497  On February - 16 birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on February - 16.   

1669  On February - 16 birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter