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 February - 02 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  On February - 02 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  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 February - 02.  

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1563  On this day in history 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  On February - 02 giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68  

1597  Death of Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 on this day in history.  

1648  Death of George Abbot, English writer on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1685  On this day in history 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  Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

1712  On this day in history 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  Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65 on February - 02.  

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

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

1779  On February - 02 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  On February - 02 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  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79  

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 February - 02.  

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