Famous Deaths In February - 12

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on this day in history.  

1242  Death of Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on this day in history.  

1538  On this day in history albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57  

1554  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1724  Death of Elkanah Settle, English writer (b. 1648) on this day in history.  

1728  On February - 12 agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73  

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 this day in history.  

1787  On February - 12 ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75  

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

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

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

1820  Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71 on February - 12.  

1834  Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65 on February - 12.  

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

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

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

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on February - 12.  

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

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  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on February - 12.  

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on this day in history.  

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on February - 12.  

1585  On this day in history birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy