Famous Deaths In February - 11

0641  Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65 on February - 11.  

0731  On this day in history gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies  

0821  Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies on February - 11.  

0824  On February - 11 paschal I, Italian Pope (817-24), dies  

0867  Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies on February - 11.  

1141  On this day in history hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies  

1160  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123) on February - 11.  

1503  Elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday on this day in history.  

1511  On this day in history death of henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon  

1543  Ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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1622  On February - 11 alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64  

1626  Death of Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) on this day in history.  

1650  Death of Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking on this day in history.  

1685  On February - 11 david Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46  

1713  On February - 11 death of jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. 1664)  

1755  Death of Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) on February - 11.  

1762  On this day in history johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71  

1763  Death of William Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714) on February - 11.  

1797  On February - 11 antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83  

1806  Vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51 on February - 11.  

1829  On this day in history death of alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. 1795)  

1841  On February - 11 j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55  

1862  Death of Elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829) on February - 11.  

1868  Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on February - 11.  

1870  Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76 on February - 11.  

1879  On this day in history honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies  

1882  On February - 11 gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65  

1892  On this day in history erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63  

1894  On this day in history pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70  

1899  On February - 11 george Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies  

1901  Milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1903  Henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1907  Peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limbourg monastery founder, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1911  On February - 11 albert von Rothschild, baron/Austrian banker, dies at 66  

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1377  King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414) was born on February - 11.  

1380  Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist was born on February - 11.  

1465  Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII was born on this day in history.  

1506  Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau was born on February - 11.  

1535  On February - 11 birth of gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)  

1557  On this day in history birth of john Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist  

1568  On February - 11 birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)  

1649  William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.