Famous Deaths In February - 01

0656  On this day in history sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25  

1204  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on this day in history.  

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on February - 01.  

1294  On February - 01 louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies  

1328  On this day in history charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies  

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on February - 01.  

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on this day in history.  

1563  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on this day in history.  

1590  Death of Lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator on this day in history.  

1650  On this day in history death of rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking  

1666  On February - 01 sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies  

1669  Death of Abandoned child, Huygens friend poet Catharina Questiers, buried at 31 on this day in history.  

1691  On February - 01 alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80  

1694  John L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73 on February - 01.  

1718  On February - 01 death of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (b. 1660)  

1733  August II, the Strong, King of Poland (355 children), dies at 62 on February - 01.  

1734  Death of John Floyer, English physician and writer (b. 1649) on this day in history.  

1743  Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1747  On this day in history jacobus E J Capitein, Dutch slave/vicar/merchant, dies  

1761  Death of Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682) on this day in history.  

1768  Death of Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (b. 1685) on this day in history.  

1793  On February - 01 death of william Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (b. 1717)  

1795  On February - 01 giacomo Insanguine, composer, dies at 66  

1818  Giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1824  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1832  Ecco Epkema, Dutch classic linguist (Frisian/Old Frisian), dies at 71 on February - 01.  

1838  On this day in history abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71  

1839  Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on February - 01.  

1850  Death of Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on this day in history.  

1851  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1869  On this day in history frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68  

1871  On February - 01 alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51  

1873  On February - 01 matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies  

1875  William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.  

1459  Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.  

1462  Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) was born on this day in history.  

1552  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) was born on February - 01.  

1603  On this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer  

1605  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on this day in history.  

1633  On February - 01 birth of gabriel Schutz, composer  

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.