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Famous Deaths In February - 16
Thursday, 23 May 2013
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 On this day in history everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 Share it »
1560 On this day in history death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat Share it »
1653 Johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history. Share it »
1710 On this day in history death of esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632) Share it »
1721 Death of James Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686) on this day in history. Share it »
1754 Richard Mead, physician, dies on this day in history. Share it »
1779 On this day in history william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies Share it »
1791 Death of Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 on this day in history. Share it »
1799 On this day in history charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 Share it »
1803 On this day in history jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56 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 Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95 on this day in history. Share it »
1834 Lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies on this day in history. Share it »
1844 Death of Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792) on this day in history. Share it »
1851 On this day in history anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 Share it »
1857 On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 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 Henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies on this day in history. Share it »
1898 Death of Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) on this day in history. Share it »
1899 Francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57 on this day in history. Share it »
1900 On this day in history george Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle 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 On this day in history emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies Share it »
1916 On this day in history jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79 Share it »
1917 Death of Octave Mirbeau, French writer (b. 1848) on this day in history. Share it »
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