Famous Deaths Happened In February - 24

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

1525  On February - 24 death of guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier   

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on this day in history.   

1588  On February - 24 death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist   

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1666  On February - 24 nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on February - 24.   

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 February - 24.   

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

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

1735  On February - 24 georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56   

1777  On February - 24 death of king Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)   

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

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 February - 24.   

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

1829  On this day in history auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies   

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

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

1876  On February - 24 jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67   

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

1907  Otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

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

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on February - 24.   

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  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on this day in history.   

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