Famous Deaths In February - 24

0616  On February - 24 death of king Ethelbert of Kent  

1525  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on February - 24.  

1563  On this day in history death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44  

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on February - 24.  

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on February - 24.  

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on February - 24.  

1674  On this day in history death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)  

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on this day in history.  

1686  Ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1692  On February - 24 antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74  

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1704  Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on February - 24.  

1714  On this day in history death of edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. 1637)  

1721  Death of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648) on February - 24.  

1732  Death of Colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675) on February - 24.  

1735  On this day in history georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56  

1777  Death of King Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714) on February - 24.  

1779  Death of Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704) on February - 24.  

1781  On February - 24 death of edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713)  

1784  Anton Laube, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1785  Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on February - 24.  

1799  On February - 24 broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41  

1806  On this day in history john Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81  

1810  On February - 24 henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies  

1812  On February - 24 hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61  

1815  Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies on February - 24.  

1825  On February - 24 thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies  

1829  Auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72  

1874  Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1876  Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on February - 24.  

1895  On February - 24 ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87  

1907  On February - 24 otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77  

1908  Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1914  Death of Joshua Chamberlain, Civil War hero for the Union on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg on this day in history.  

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1103  On February - 24 birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)  

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on this day in history.  

1304  On February - 24 birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?  

1463  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist  

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on this day in history.  

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on this day in history.  

1536  On this day in history birth of clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)  

1545  Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on February - 24.