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  On February - 11 benedict of Aniane, saint, dies  

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

0867  On this day in history theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies  

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

1160  On February - 11 death of minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)  

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

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  On February - 11 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 February - 11.  

1755  Death of Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) on February - 11.  

1762  On this day in history johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71  

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

1797  Antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

1829  Death of Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. 1795) on this day in history.  

1841  On February - 11 j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55  

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 February - 11.  

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 February - 11 gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65  

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

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 February - 11.  

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

1903  Henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67 on February - 11.  

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

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

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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 this day in history.  

1465  On February - 11 birth of elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII  

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 February - 11.  

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 this day in history.