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 boÅ™ivoj 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 this day in history.  

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

1461  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Death of Bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558) on this day in history.  

1594  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history death of lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. 1596)  

1673  Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

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 February - 02.  

1712  On February - 02 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 this day in history death of robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689)  

1769  On February - 02 clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75  

1779  Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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  On February - 02 death of welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713)  

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

1822  On February - 02 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 this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)  

1455  On this day in history 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  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on February - 02.  

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

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on February - 02.  

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on February - 02.  

1595  On February - 02 birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)