Famous Deaths In February - 11

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

0731  Gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies on February - 11.  

0821  On February - 11 benedict of Aniane, saint, dies  

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

0867  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle  

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1622  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1650  Death of Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking on February - 11.  

1685  David Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46 on February - 11.  

1713  On this day in history death of jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. 1664)  

1755  On this day in history death of francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675)  

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

1763  Death of William Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714) on this day in history.  

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

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  On February - 11 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 this day in history honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies  

1882  On February - 11 gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65  

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 February - 11 george Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies  

1901  On this day in history milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56  

1903  On this day in history henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67  

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 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 this day in history birth of gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)  

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

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

1649  On this day in history birth of william Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)