Famous Deaths In February - 11

0641  On February - 11 heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65  

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

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

0824  Paschal I, Italian Pope (817-24), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1160  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)  

1503  On February - 11 elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday  

1511  Death of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon on February - 11.  

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

1650  On this day in history death of rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking  

1685  David Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46 on February - 11.  

1713  Death of Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. 1664) on this day in history.  

1755  On February - 11 death of francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675)  

1762  Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1841  J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55 on February - 11.  

1862  On February - 11 death of elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829)  

1868  On February - 11 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  Gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65 on February - 11.  

1892  On February - 11 erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63  

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  Milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56 on February - 11.  

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

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

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

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1377  On this day in history birth of king Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)  

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

1465  On this day in history birth of elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII  

1506  On February - 11 birth of juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau  

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

1557  John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist was born on February - 11.  

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.