Famous Deaths In February - 16

0309  On this day in history death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded  Share it »

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

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on this day in history.  Share it »

1279  On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies  Share it »

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.  Share it »

1653  Johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  Share it »

1710  Death of Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632) on this day in history.  Share it »

1721  Death of James Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686) on this day in history.  Share it »

1754  On this day in history richard Mead, physician, dies  Share it »

1779  On this day in history william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies  Share it »

1791  On this day in history death of richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58  Share it »

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

1803  Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  Share it »

1820  Death of Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758) on this day in history.  Share it »

1823  On this day in history johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69  Share it »

1825  George Gerson, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.  Share it »

1829  On this day in history francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95  Share it »

1834  On this day in history lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies  Share it »

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

1851  On this day in history anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95  Share it »

1857  Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on this day in history.  Share it »

1858  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on this day in history.  Share it »

1864  Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1898  On this day in history death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)  Share it »

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

1900  George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle on this day in history.  Share it »

1907  On this day in history death of giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1835)  Share it »

1910  Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  Share it »

1912  On this day in history edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies  Share it »

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

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

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

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)  Share it »

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1643  On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)  Share it »

1669  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter  Share it »