Famous Deaths Happened In February - 12

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on February - 12.   

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  Death of Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515) on this day in history.   

1590  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1595  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65   

1624  Death of George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563) on February - 12.   

1630  Death of Fynes Moryson, English traveler and writer (b. 1566) on February - 12.   

1684  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1700  Death of Aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662) on February - 12.   

1724  Death of Elkanah Settle, English writer (b. 1648) on February - 12.   

1728  Agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73 on February - 12.   

1738  James Sherard, composer, dies at 71 on February - 12.   

1762  Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68 on February - 12.   

1763  Death of Pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688) on this day in history.   

1771  Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60 on February - 12.   

1787  Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 on February - 12.   

1789  On February - 12 death of ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)   

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

1804  Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1820  On February - 12 guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71   

1834  Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1837  On February - 12 ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50   

1861  Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1894  On this day in history death of hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830)   

1896  Charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1901  Ramon de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Colon), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1903  Death of Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. 1834) on this day in history.   

1905  Marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies on this day in history.   

1915  Charles Emile Waldteufel, composer, dies at 77 on February - 12.   

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 February - 12.   

1474  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

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

1584  On this day in history birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

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