Famous Deaths In February - 09

1011  Death of Bernard I, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.  

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

1450  Death of Agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421) on this day in history.  

1555  On this day in history death of john Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy  

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

1583  On February - 09 death of jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake  

1588  Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies on this day in history.  

1617  On February - 09 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  Frederik III, King of Denmark/Norway (1648-70), dies at 60 on February - 09.  

1675  On February - 09 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  On February - 09 vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85  

1751  On February - 09 henri F D'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (1717..50), dies at 82  

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 February - 09 death of seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706)  

1782  Death of Joseph Aloysius Assemani, Syrian orientalist (b. 1710) on this day in history.  

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

1811  On this day in history nevil Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal of England (1765-1811), dies  

1812  On February - 09 franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer, dies at 57  

1817  On February - 09 franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54  

1824  On February - 09 anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet, dies at 49  

1846  On this day in history henry Gally Knight, architect/writer, dies  

1849  Corneille Vander Planken, composer, dies at 76 on February - 09.  

1857  Death of Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) on this day in history.  

1860  On February - 09 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  On February - 09 feodor M Dostoevski, Russian novelist (Crime & Punishment), dies at 59  

1891  Johan B Jongkind, Dutch/French painter (Winter View), dies at 71 on February - 09.  

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  On this day in history francis Allan, cricket bowler (lefty in 1879 Aust-Eng Test), dies  

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1404  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor was born on this day in history.  

1441  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub) was born on February - 09.  

1533  Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.  

1578  On February - 09 birth of giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo)  

1579  On February - 09 birth of john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian  

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  On this day in history birth of johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716)