Famous Deaths In February - 02

0672  Death of Saint Chad on this day in history.  

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on this day in history.  

1124  On this day in history death of bořivoj 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 this day in history 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  On February - 02 martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40  

1529  On this day in history death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478)  

1540  Death of George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen on February - 02.  

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

1580  On this day in history death of bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558)  

1594  On this day in history giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68  

1597  On February - 02 death of lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61  

1648  Death of George Abbot, English writer on this day in history.  

1660  Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1661  On February - 02 death of lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. 1596)  

1673  Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56 on February - 02.  

1685  On this day in history charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54  

1688  On this day in history death of abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610)  

1704  Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 on February - 02.  

1712  On this day in history death of martin Lister, English naturalist and physician  

1714  Death of John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (b. 1643) on this day in history.  

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

1750  On February - 02 johann Graf, composer, dies at 65  

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

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

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

1789  Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63 on February - 02.  

1793  On February - 02 william Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61  

1802  On February - 02 death of welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713)  

1804  Caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1822  On February - 02 jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79  

1827  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62 on February - 02.  

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1208  On February - 02 birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)  

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 this day in history.  

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on February - 02.  

1506  On this day in history birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)  

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on February - 02.  

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on this day in history.  

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