Famous Deaths In February - 02

0672  On this day in history death of saint Chad  

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

1124  Death of Bořivoj II of Bohemia on February - 02.  

1218  On this day in history death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)  

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

1435  On February - 02 johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61  

1461  On February - 02 death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England  

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 February - 02 death of george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen  

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

1580  On February - 02 death of bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558)  

1594  On February - 02 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  On February - 02 death of george Abbot, English writer  

1660  On this day in history govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1712  Death of Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician on this day in history.  

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 this day in history johann Graf, composer, dies at 65  

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

1789  On February - 02 armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63  

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 February - 02.  

1804  On this day in history caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62  

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

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

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

1455  On this day in history birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.