Famous Deaths In February - 14

0270  On February - 14 death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).  

0869  On February - 14 cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies  

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on this day in history.  

1400  Death of Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on February - 14.  

1405  On this day in history timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68  

1528  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on February - 14.  

1571  On this day in history benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70  

1676  Death of Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on February - 14.  

1681  On this day in history francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77  

1714  On this day in history death of maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688)  

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1737  On February - 14 death of charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)  

1760  On February - 14 francois Collin de Blamont, composer, dies at 69  

1779  Death of James Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50 on February - 14.  

1780  William Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1790  On February - 14 capel Bond, composer, dies at 59  

1808  On February - 14 death of john Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)  

1818  On February - 14 john C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61  

1820  On this day in history death of charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42  

1831  On this day in history vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies  

1841  On February - 14 antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65  

1846  On February - 14 cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76  

1857  On this day in history johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56  

1870  On February - 14 death of st. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815)  

1873  On this day in history charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52  

1881  On this day in history death of fernando Wood, New York City mayor (b. 1812)  

1885  Death of Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) on this day in history.  

1891  On February - 14 william Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General, dies at 71  

1894  On February - 14 death of eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (b. 1814)  

1901  On February - 14 edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82  

1908  Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 on February - 14.  

1916  Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36 on February - 14.  

1922  Death of Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880) on this day in history.  

1929  Death of Tom Burke, American runner (b. 1875) on this day in history.  

1937  On February - 14 erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62  

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1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on this day in history.  

1468  On February - 14 birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)  

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on February - 14.  

1487  On February - 14 birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising  

1513  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on this day in history.  

1515  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts  

1533  On February - 14 birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)  

1546  On this day in history birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian