Famous Deaths In February - 02

0672  Death of Saint Chad on February - 02.  

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

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

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  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.  

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  Death of George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen on this day in history.  

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

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 February - 02.  

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

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

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

1685  Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54 on February - 02.  

1688  Death of Abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610) on this day in history.  

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

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

1714  Death of John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (b. 1643) on February - 02.  

1723  On this day in history antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66  

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

1768  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history william Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61  

1802  Death of Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713) on February - 02.  

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

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  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  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  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)