Famous Deaths In February - 12

1128  On this day in history toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies  

1242  On this day in history 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  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on February - 12.  

1571  Death of Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515) on February - 12.  

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  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  On this day in history death of fynes Moryson, English traveler and writer (b. 1566)  

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1684  On February - 12 pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67  

1700  On this day in history death of aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)  

1724  On February - 12 death of elkanah Settle, English writer (b. 1648)  

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

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

1762  On February - 12 laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68  

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 this day in history.  

1787  On this day in history ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75  

1789  On this day in history death of ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)  

1799  On February - 12 frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67  

1804  Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79 on February - 12.  

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

1834  On February - 12 friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65  

1837  Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 on February - 12.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1903  Death of Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. 1834) on February - 12.  

1905  On this day in history marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies  

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 February - 12 birth of conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)  

1211  On this day in history birth of henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35)  

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.  

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

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1567  On February - 12 birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician  

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.