Famous Deaths Happened In February - 12

1128  On February - 12 toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies   

1242  On February - 12 death of hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1538  On February - 12 albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57   

1554  On this day in history death of jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1571  On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  On this day in history francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

1595  On February - 12 death of archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)   

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1624  Death of George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563) on this day in history.   

1630  On February - 12 death of fynes Moryson, English traveler and writer (b. 1566)   

1684  On this day in history pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67   

1700  On February - 12 death of aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)   

1724  On this day in history death of elkanah Settle, English writer (b. 1648)   

1728  On this day in history agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73   

1738  On this day in history james Sherard, composer, dies at 71   

1762  Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1763  On February - 12 death of pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688)   

1771  Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1787  Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1789  Death of Ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738) on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67   

1804  On this day in history immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79   

1820  On this day in history guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71   

1834  On this day in history friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65   

1837  Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1861  Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 on February - 12.   

1889  Andrew Greenwood, cricketer (batted in Eng's 1st 2 Tests 1877), dies on this day in history.   

1894  Death of Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84   

1901  Ramon de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Colon), dies at 83 on February - 12.   

1903  On February - 12 death of gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. 1834)   

1905  Marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies on February - 12.   

1915  Charles Emile Waldteufel, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1916  J W Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, dies on February - 12.   

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1074  On this day in history birth of conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on this day in history.   

1218  On February - 12 birth of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen was born on this day in history.   

1474  On February - 12 birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on February - 12.   

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on this day in history.   

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on February - 12.