Famous Deaths In February - 02

0672  On this day in history death of saint Chad  

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

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.  

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on February - 02.  

1250  On this day in history death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)  

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  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

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  Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54 on February - 02.  

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

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  Death of George Abbot, English writer on this day in history.  

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 February - 02.  

1685  On February - 02 charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54  

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

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 this day in history.  

1714  On this day in history death of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (b. 1643)  

1723  Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

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

1793  William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1802  On this day in history death of welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713)  

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

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

1827  On February - 02 johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1583  On February - 02 birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess  

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on February - 02.