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 this day in history.  

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on February - 24.  

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

1642  On February - 24 marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66  

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.  

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1704  On February - 24 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  On February - 24 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1806  On February - 24 john Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81  

1810  On this day in history 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  Thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies on February - 24.  

1829  Auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies on February - 24.  

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

1874  Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49 on February - 24.  

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

1895  Ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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

1908  On February - 24 anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66  

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 this day in history birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)  

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 February - 24.  

1463  On February - 24 birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist  

1500  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.