Famous Deaths In February - 11

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

0731  Gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

0867  On February - 11 theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1797  Antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83 on February - 11.  

1806  On this day in history vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51  

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

1841  On this day in history j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55  

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

1907  Peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limbourg monastery founder, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

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1377  On February - 11 birth of king Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)  

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

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

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

1568  On February - 11 birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)  

1649  On February - 11 birth of william Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)