Famous Deaths In February - 11

0641  On this day in history heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65   

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

0821  Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

0867  Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

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

1160  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123) on February - 11.   

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

1511  Death of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon on this day in history.   

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

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 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  Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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

1806  On February - 11 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  On this day in history death of elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829)   

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

1882  Gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1892  Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63 on February - 11.   

1894  On February - 11 pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70   

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  On this day in history henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67   

1907  On February - 11 peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limbourg monastery founder, dies at 80   

1911  Albert von Rothschild, baron/Austrian banker, dies at 66 on February - 11.   

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1377  King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414) was born on this day in history.   

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

1465  Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII was born on this day in history.   

1506  Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau was born on February - 11.   

1535  Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91) was born on February - 11.   

1557  John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist was born on February - 11.   

1568  Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

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