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  On this day in history benedict of Aniane, saint, dies  

0824  Paschal I, Italian Pope (817-24), dies on February - 11.  

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

1141  Hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon on this day in history.  

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

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1622  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64 on February - 11.  

1626  On this day in history death of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)  

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

1685  On this day in history david Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46  

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

1755  On this day in history death of francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675)  

1762  On February - 11 johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71  

1763  On February - 11 death of william Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714)  

1797  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829)  

1868  On this day in history leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies  

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

1879  Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on February - 11.  

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

1892  Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1894  Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1899  On this day in history george Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies  

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

1903  On this day in history henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67  

1907  Peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limbourg monastery founder, dies at 80 on February - 11.  

1911  Albert von Rothschild, baron/Austrian banker, dies at 66 on February - 11.  

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

1380  On February - 11 birth of gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist  

1465  Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII was born on February - 11.  

1506  On this day in history birth of juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau  

1535  Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91) was born on February - 11.  

1557  John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist was born on this day in history.  

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

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