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Famous Deaths In February - 24

Sunday, 26 May 2013

1525 Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on this day in history.

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 this day in history.

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

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 On this day in history ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66

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

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

1714 Death of Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. 1637) on this day in history.

1721 Death of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648) on this day in history.

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

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

1777 On this day in history death of king Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)

1779 Death of Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704) on this day in history.

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

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

1812 On this day in history hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61

1815 Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies on this day in history.

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

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

1862 Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 on this day in history.

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

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 this day in history otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77

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

1919 Josephine McGill, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

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 this day in history.

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

1463 Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on this day in history.

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

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 this day in history.

1545 On this day in history birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)