Famous Deaths In February - 09

1011  On February - 09 death of bernard I, Duke of Saxony   

1199  Death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147) on this day in history.   

1450  On February - 09 death of agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421)   

1555  Death of John Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy on February - 09.   

1567  On this day in history death of henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered   

1583  Death of Jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake on February - 09.   

1588  On February - 09 marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies   

1617  On this day in history hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44   

1619  Death of Lucilio Vanini, Italian philosopher (b. 1585) on February - 09.   

1640  Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27 on this day in history.   

1670  On this day in history frederik III, King of Denmark/Norway (1648-70), dies at 60   

1675  On this day in history death of gerard Dou, Dutch painter, buried   

1709  On this day in history death of françois Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (b. 1664)   

1740  Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1751  Henri F D'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (1717..50), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1752  On this day in history death of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (b. 1722)   

1765  On this day in history elisabetta de Gambarini, composer, dies at 33   

1777  On this day in history death of seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706)   

1782  On this day in history death of joseph Aloysius Assemani, Syrian orientalist (b. 1710)   

1803  On this day in history death of jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (b. 1716)   

1811  Nevil Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal of England (1765-1811), dies on February - 09.   

1812  Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54   

1824  Anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet, dies at 49 on February - 09.   

1846  Henry Gally Knight, architect/writer, dies on this day in history.   

1849  Corneille Vander Planken, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1857  Death of Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) on February - 09.   

1860  On this day in history eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch milt/liberal politician, dies at 63   

1874  On this day in history jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75   

1881  Feodor M Dostoevski, Russian novelist (Crime & Punishment), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1891  Johan B Jongkind, Dutch/French painter (Winter View), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio   

1916  On this day in history hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer, dies at 90   

1917  Francis Allan, cricket bowler (lefty in 1879 Aust-Eng Test), dies on this day in history.   

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1404  On February - 09 birth of constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor   

1441  On this day in history birth of ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub)   

1533  Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611) was born on February - 09.   

1578  On this day in history birth of giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo)   

1579  John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on this day in history.   

1602  Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza was born on this day in history.   

1607  On February - 09 birth of abraham Megerle, composer   

1645  Johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.