Famous Deaths In February - 04

0211  Lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

0708  On this day in history sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies  

0856  On this day in history hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies  

0869  Death of Saint Cyril, Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827) on February - 04.  

1189  Gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies on February - 04.  

1222  Willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies on February - 04.  

1503  On this day in history queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies  

1505  Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40 on February - 04.  

1508  Death of Conrad Celtes, German humanist scholar (b. 1459) on February - 04.  

1553  Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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1590  Gioseffo Zarlino, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1615  On this day in history death of dom Justo Takayama, Japanese warlord (b. 1552)  

1617  On February - 04 louis Elsevier, Dutch publisher, dies at about 76  

1640  Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies on February - 04.  

1694  Death of Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia (b. 1651) on this day in history.  

1714  On this day in history duke of Berry, French King Louis XIV's grandson, dies  

1746  Robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave), dies at 46 on February - 04.  

1774  Death of Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701) on this day in history.  

1781  On February - 04 josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43  

1799  Death of Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728) on February - 04.  

1815  On February - 04 geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation proponent, dies at 77  

1816  On February - 04 meingosus Gaelle, composer, dies at 63  

1834  Amelie Julia Candielle, composer, dies at 66 on February - 04.  

1844  Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1854  On this day in history carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66  

1869  Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60 on February - 04.  

1894  Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79 on February - 04.  

1895  Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer, dies at 71 on February - 04.  

1896  Henry David Leslie, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1905  On this day in history death of louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor (b. 1841)  

1911  Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

1921  Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator, dies at 75 on February - 04.  

1927  On this day in history thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74  

1928  On February - 04 hendrik A Lorentz, physicist (L transformation-Nobel 1902), dies at 74  

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1465  On February - 04 birth of french van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen  

1524  On February - 04 birth of luis de Camões, Portugal's greatest poet. (d. 1580)  

1549  On February - 04 birth of eustache du Caurroy, composer  

1575  Pierre de Barulle, French cardinal was born on this day in history.  

1581  On this day in history birth of daniel Selich, composer  

1620  Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.  

1646  Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet was born on this day in history.  

1677  On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731)