Famous Deaths In February - 02

0672  Death of Saint Chad on this day in history.  

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

1124  On this day in history death of bořivoj II of Bohemia  

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on February - 02.  

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

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on February - 02.  

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

1491  On this day in history martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40  

1529  Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478) on February - 02.  

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

1563  On February - 02 hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54  

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 February - 02.  

1648  Death of George Abbot, English writer on February - 02.  

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  On February - 02 death of abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610)  

1704  On this day in history guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62  

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 this day in history.  

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  Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 on February - 02.  

1779  Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on February - 02.  

1789  On this day in history armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63  

1793  On this day in history william Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61  

1802  On this day in history death of welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713)  

1804  Caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62 on February - 02.  

1822  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79  

1827  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on February - 02.  

1455  On February - 02 birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)  

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

1502  On this day in history birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)  

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on February - 02.  

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

1583  On February - 02 birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess  

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on February - 02.