Famous Deaths Happened In February - 02
Friday, 16 January 2026
0672 On February - 02 death of saint Chad 

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 this day in history death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) 

1250 Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on February - 02. 

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 February - 02. 

1491 On February - 02 martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 

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 

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

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

1648 On this day in history death of george Abbot, English writer 

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

1661 Death of Lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. 1596) on this day in history. 

1673 On February - 02 kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56 

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

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 this day in history. 

1712 On this day in history 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 February - 02 johann Graf, composer, dies at 65 

1768 On February - 02 death of robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689) 

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

1779 On February - 02 georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 

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

1793 On this day in history 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 February - 02. 

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

1827 On this day in history johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62 

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