Famous Deaths Happened In February - 24

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on February - 24.   

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  On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66   

1666  On February - 24 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 this day in history.   

1692  Antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74 on February - 24.   

1704  On this day in history marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies   

1714  On this day in history 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 February - 24 death of colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675)   

1735  Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56 on February - 24.   

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

1779  On this day in history death of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704)   

1781  Death of Edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713) on this day in history.   

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

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

1810  On this day in history henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies   

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

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

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  Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1874  On February - 24 anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49   

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

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

1907  Otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77 on February - 24.   

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

1914  On this day in history death of joshua Chamberlain, Civil War hero for the Union on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg   

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1103  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on this day in history.   

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on February - 24.   

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on this day in history.   

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

1500  On February - 24 birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor   

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

1536  On February - 24 birth of clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)   

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