Famous Deaths In February - 01

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on this day in history.  

1204  On this day in history death of alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered  

1248  On this day in history hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies  

1294  On this day in history louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies  

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on February - 01.  

1502  On this day in history olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies  

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  On this day in history death of lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator  

1650  Death of Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking on February - 01.  

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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 this day in history alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80  

1694  On this day in history john L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73  

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 February - 01.  

1743  Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer, dies at 85 on February - 01.  

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 February - 01.  

1768  Death of Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (b. 1685) on February - 01.  

1793  Death of William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (b. 1717) on this day in history.  

1795  Giacomo Insanguine, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer, dies at 74  

1824  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer, dies at 64 on February - 01.  

1832  Ecco Epkema, Dutch classic linguist (Frisian/Old Frisian), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

1839  Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1850  Death of Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on February - 01.  

1851  On this day in history mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53  

1869  Frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1871  On this day in history alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51  

1873  Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies on February - 01.  

1875  William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 on February - 01.  

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on February - 01.  

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

1462  On this day in history birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)  

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

1603  On February - 01 birth of michael Trumper, composer  

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

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on February - 01.  

1635  On February - 01 birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)