Famous Deaths In February - 11

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

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

0821  Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies on February - 11.  

0824  Paschal I, Italian Pope (817-24), dies on this day in history.  

0867  On February - 11 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 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 this day in history.  

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  

1622  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64 on February - 11.  

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 this day in history.  

1685  David Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

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 February - 11.  

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

1763  Death of William Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714) on February - 11.  

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

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

1829  On this day in history 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  On February - 11 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  On this day in history honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies  

1882  Gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65 on February - 11.  

1892  On this day in history erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63  

1894  On this day in history 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  Peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limbourg monastery founder, dies at 80 on February - 11.  

1911  On this day in history 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  Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist was born on this day in history.  

1465  On this day in history birth of elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII  

1506  On February - 11 birth of juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau  

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 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)