Famous Deaths Happened In February - 12

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

1242  Death of Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on February - 12.   

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on February - 12.   

1554  On February - 12 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 February - 12.   

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

1595  On this day in history death of archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)   

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on February - 12.   

1624  On this day in history death of george Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563)   

1630  Death of Fynes Moryson, English traveler and writer (b. 1566) on this day in history.   

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

1728  On February - 12 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 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  On February - 12 ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75   

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

1799  Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1820  Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1837  On this day in history ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50   

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

1889  On February - 12 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  On February - 12 ramon de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Colon), dies at 83   

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

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

1915  On this day in history charles Emile Waldteufel, composer, dies at 77   

1916  J W Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.   

1211  On February - 12 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  On this day in history birth of adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen   

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

1567  On this day in history birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician   

1584  On February - 12 birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

1585  On February - 12 birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy