Famous Deaths In February - 11

0641  Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

0731  On February - 11 gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies   

0821  On February - 11 benedict of Aniane, saint, dies   

0824  On this day in history 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  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 February - 11 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   

1622  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1650  On February - 11 death of rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking   

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

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 February - 11.   

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  On February - 11 vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51   

1829  On February - 11 death of alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. 1795)   

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  On February - 11 leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies   

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

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

1882  On this day in history gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65   

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

1894  Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70 on February - 11.   

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

1901  On February - 11 milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56   

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

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

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

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

1506  Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1568  On this day in history birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)   

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