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

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  Hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies on February - 11.  

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

1543  On this day in history ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle  

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1622  On this day in history alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64  

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

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

1685  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675)  

1762  Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 on February - 11.  

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

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

1806  On February - 11 vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51  

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

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

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

1879  On February - 11 honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies  

1882  Gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65 on February - 11.  

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

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

1907  On this day in history peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limbourg monastery founder, dies at 80  

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

1535  Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1649  William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715) was born on February - 11.