Famous Deaths Happened In February - 11
Sunday, 15 February 2026
0641 On February - 11 heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65 

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

0821 On this day in history benedict of Aniane, saint, dies 

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

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

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 this day in history 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 February - 11. 

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 On February - 11 death of jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. 1664) 

1755 Death of Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) on this day in history. 

1762 On February - 11 johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 

1763 On February - 11 death of william Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714) 

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 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 Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on this day in history. 

1870 Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76 on this day in history. 

1879 On this day in history honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies 

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

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

1894 On this day in history 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 February - 11 milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56 

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

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 February - 11. 

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