Famous Deaths In February - 02

0672  Death of Saint Chad on this day in history.  

1032  On February - 02 rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies  

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on February - 02.  

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on this day in history.  

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 February - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

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  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  On February - 02 death of george Abbot, English writer  

1660  On February - 02 govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45  

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 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  Death of Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician on February - 02.  

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

1723  On February - 02 antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66  

1750  Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

1769  Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 on February - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1793  William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61 on February - 02.  

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

1804  On February - 02 caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62  

1822  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79 on February - 02.  

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 February - 02.  

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

1494  On this day in history birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)  

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

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.  

1522  On this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)  

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

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)