Famous Deaths In February - 10

1126  On this day in history death of william IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (b. 1071)  

1134  Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies on this day in history.  

1162  Boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies on February - 10.  

1242  Death of Emperor Shijō of Japan (b. 1231) on this day in history.  

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

1482  Luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1495  On this day in history death of william Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy  

1567  Death of Lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered on February - 10.  

1576  Death of Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (b. 1532) on this day in history.  

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

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1598  Anna van Bull, 1st wife of Polish/Swedish king Sigismund II, dies on this day in history.  

1657  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzabethian painter, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1678  Death of Philip Vingboons, Amsterdam's master builder, buried on February - 10.  

1686  William Dugdale, Garter King of Arms (1677-86), dies on February - 10.  

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 February - 10.  

1755  On this day in history death of montesquieu, French writer (b. 1689)  

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

1772  Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1774  On this day in history florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44  

1782  Death of Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (b. 1702) on February - 10.  

1783  James Nares, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1816  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1822  Albert-Kasimir, duke of Saxon-Teschen/governor of Hungary, dies at 83 on February - 10.  

1825  Paul van Hemert, Dutch theologist/philosopher (Kant), dies at 68 on February - 10.  

1829  Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italian Pope (1823-29), dies at 68 on February - 10.  

1832  On this day in history antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer, dies at 84  

1837  On February - 10 alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37  

1857  On February - 10 death of david Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770)  

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

1865  On this day in history death of heinrich Lenz, German physicist (b. 1804)  

1876  On this day in history johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43  

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

1891  Death of Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian mathematician (b. 1850) on this day in history.  

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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 February - 10 birth of john Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier  

1637  Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry was born on February - 10.  

1670  On February - 10 birth of norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter  

1670  William Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World) was born on February - 10.  

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