Famous Deaths Happened In February - 11
Monday, 16 February 2026
0641 Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65 on this day in history. 

0731 On this day in history gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies 

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

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

0867 Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies on February - 11. 

1141 Hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies on February - 11. 

1160 On this day in history 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 February - 11. 

1543 Ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle on this day in history. 

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

1763 On this day in history death of william Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714) 

1797 On this day in history antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83 

1806 On February - 11 vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51 

1829 On this day in history death of alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. 1795) 

1841 J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55 on this day in history. 

1862 Death of Elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829) on this day in history. 

1868 Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on February - 11. 

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

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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