Famous Deaths In February - 02

0672  On February - 02 death of saint Chad  

1032  On this day in history rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies  

1124  On this day in history death of boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia  

1218  On February - 02 death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)  

1250  On February - 02 death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)  

1435  On February - 02 johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61  

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on this day in history.  

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on February - 02.  

1529  Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478) on this day in history.  

1540  On this day in history death of george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen  

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1563  Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54 on this day in history.  

1580  Death of Bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558) on February - 02.  

1594  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1597  Death of Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 on this day in history.  

1648  On February - 02 death of george Abbot, English writer  

1660  Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45 on February - 02.  

1661  On this day in history death of lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. 1596)  

1673  On this day in history kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56  

1685  On February - 02 charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54  

1688  Death of Abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610) on February - 02.  

1704  Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

1712  On February - 02 death of martin Lister, English naturalist and physician  

1714  On February - 02 death of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (b. 1643)  

1723  Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66 on February - 02.  

1750  On this day in history johann Graf, composer, dies at 65  

1768  Death of Robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689) on this day in history.  

1769  On this day in history clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75  

1779  On this day in history georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59  

1789  On February - 02 armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63  

1793  William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1802  Death of Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713) on this day in history.  

1804  On this day in history caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62  

1822  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1827  On February - 02 johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62  

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.  

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.  

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.  

1502  On February - 02 birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)  

1506  On February - 02 birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)  

1522  On February - 02 birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)  

1583  On this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess  

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.