Famous Deaths In February - 10

1126  Death of William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (b. 1071) on this day in history.  

1134  On this day in history robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies  

1162  Boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies on this day in history.  

1242  On February - 10 death of emperor Shijō of Japan (b. 1231)  

1278  On this day in history death of margaret II of Flanders (b. 1202)  

1482  On this day in history luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81  

1495  Death of William Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy on this day in history.  

1567  Death of Lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered on this day in history.  

1576  On February - 10 death of guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (b. 1532)  

1588  Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 on February - 10.  

1598  Anna van Bull, 1st wife of Polish/Swedish king Sigismund II, dies on February - 10.  

1657  On this day in history sebastian Stosskopf, Elzabethian painter, dies at 59  

1678  Death of Philip Vingboons, Amsterdam's master builder, buried on this day in history.  

1686  On February - 10 william Dugdale, Garter King of Arms (1677-86), dies  

1711  On this day in history lukas Fencer, Dutch poet (Meleager & Atalante), dies at 22  

1722  Death of Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (b. 1682) on this day in history.  

1755  Death of Montesquieu, French writer (b. 1689) on this day in history.  

1758  Death of Thomas Ripley, English architect on February - 10.  

1772  On February - 10 jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75  

1774  On February - 10 florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44  

1782  Death of Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (b. 1702) on this day in history.  

1783  On this day in history james Nares, composer, dies at 67  

1816  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer, dies at 74 on February - 10.  

1822  On February - 10 albert-Kasimir, duke of Saxon-Teschen/governor of Hungary, dies at 83  

1825  On this day in history paul van Hemert, Dutch theologist/philosopher (Kant), dies at 68  

1829  On this day in history leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italian Pope (1823-29), dies at 68  

1832  Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer, dies at 84 on February - 10.  

1837  Alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1857  Death of David Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770) on February - 10.  

1861  Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies on February - 10.  

1865  On February - 10 death of heinrich Lenz, German physicist (b. 1804)  

1876  On February - 10 johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43  

1887  Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on February - 10.  

1891  On this day in history death of sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian mathematician (b. 1850)  

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1499  On February - 10 birth of thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582)  

1524  Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (d. 1580) was born on this day in history.  

1606  On this day in history birth of christine Marie of France, regent of Savoy (d. 1663)  

1609  On this day in history birth of john Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier  

1637  Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry was born on this day in history.  

1670  Norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

1670  On this day in history birth of william Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World)  

1685  Aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara) was born on this day in history.