Famous Deaths In February - 24

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1666  On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77  

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on this day in history.  

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 February - 24.  

1692  Antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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1704  On February - 24 marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies  

1714  On February - 24 death of edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. 1637)  

1721  On this day in history death of john Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648)  

1732  On this day in history death of colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675)  

1735  Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

1779  On February - 24 death of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704)  

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

1784  Anton Laube, composer, dies at 65 on February - 24.  

1785  On this day in history carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39  

1799  Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 on this day in history.  

1806  John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1810  Henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies on this day in history.  

1812  Hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61 on February - 24.  

1815  On this day in history robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies  

1825  Thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies on this day in history.  

1829  On February - 24 auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies  

1862  On February - 24 bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72  

1874  On this day in history anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49  

1876  Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87  

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

1908  Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66 on February - 24.  

1914  Death of Joshua Chamberlain, Civil War hero for the Union on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg on February - 24.  

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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 February - 24.  

1501  On this day in history birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)  

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on February - 24.  

1545  Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.