Famous Deaths In February - 11

0641  Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65 on February - 11.  

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

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  Hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies on February - 11.  

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

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

1511  Death of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon on February - 11.  

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  On February - 11 death of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)  

1650  On this day in history death of rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking  

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

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

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

1797  On February - 11 antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83  

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

1829  On February - 11 death of alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. 1795)  

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 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  On this day in history 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 February - 11.  

1899  George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies on February - 11.  

1901  Milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56 on February - 11.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1506  On this day in history birth of juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau  

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

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  William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715) was born on February - 11.