Famous Deaths In February - 11

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

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

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

0824  On this day in history 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  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  

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

1685  On this day in history david Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46  

1713  Death of Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. 1664) on this day in history.  

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

1762  Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 on February - 11.  

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies  

1870  On this day in history 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  Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63 on February - 11.  

1894  On this day in history 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  Milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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  On February - 11 albert von Rothschild, baron/Austrian banker, dies at 66  

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

1380  On February - 11 birth of gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist  

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 February - 11.  

1535  Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91) was born on this day in history.  

1557  On February - 11 birth of john Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist  

1568  On February - 11 birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)  

1649  William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.