Famous Deaths In February - 12

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

1242  On February - 12 death of hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide  

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on this day in history.  

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

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  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on this day in history.  

1616  On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On February - 12 james Sherard, composer, dies at 71  

1762  Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68 on February - 12.  

1763  On February - 12 death of pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688)  

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

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

1804  On February - 12 immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79  

1820  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72  

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 this day in history.  

1905  Marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies on this day in history.  

1915  On February - 12 charles Emile Waldteufel, composer, dies at 77  

1916  On this day in history 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 February - 12.  

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

1438  On February - 12 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  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  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on this day in history.