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 February - 12.  

1538  On this day in history 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 February - 12 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 February - 12.  

1624  On February - 12 death of george Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563)  

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

1684  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 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  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 February - 12 guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71  

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

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

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  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 February - 12.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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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 February - 12.  

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on February - 12.  

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen was born on February - 12.  

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on February - 12.  

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