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 February - 12 albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57  

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 February - 12.  

1595  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on February - 12.  

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67 on February - 12.  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1763  Death of Pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688) on February - 12.  

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

1799  On February - 12 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 this day in history guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71  

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

1901  On this day in history 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 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  On February - 12 j W Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, dies  

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

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  On February - 12 birth of adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen  

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

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

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

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on this day in history.