Famous Deaths In February - 11

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

0731  Gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies on February - 11.  

0821  Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

0867  Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.  

1141  On February - 11 hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies  

1160  On February - 11 death of minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)  

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

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

1543  On February - 11 ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle  

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

1626  Death of Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) on February - 11.  

1650  Death of Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking on February - 11.  

1685  David Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1713  On this day in history death of jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. 1664)  

1755  Death of Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) on this day in history.  

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

1763  On this day in history death of william Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714)  

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

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

1829  Death of Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. 1795) on February - 11.  

1841  J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1870  Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1879  Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on this day in history.  

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

1892  Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63 on February - 11.  

1894  On February - 11 pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70  

1899  George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56  

1903  On February - 11 henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67  

1907  On February - 11 peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limbourg monastery founder, dies at 80  

1911  Albert von Rothschild, baron/Austrian banker, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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1377  King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414) was born on this day in history.  

1380  On this day in history birth of gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist  

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  Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91) was born on this day in history.  

1557  On February - 11 birth of john Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist  

1568  Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

1649  On this day in history birth of william Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)