Famous Deaths Happened In February - 14

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

0869  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on this day in history.   

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on February - 14.   

1400  On this day in history death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

1405  On February - 14 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  On February - 14 death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist   

1681  Francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77 on February - 14.   

1714  Death of Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688) on February - 14.   

1737  Death of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685) on February - 14.   

1760  On this day in history francois Collin de Blamont, composer, dies at 69   

1779  On this day in history death of james Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50   

1780  On this day in history william Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56   

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

1808  Death of John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732) on February - 14.   

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

1820  Death of Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 on February - 14.   

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

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

1846  Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76 on February - 14.   

1857  Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1870  Death of St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815) on February - 14.   

1873  On February - 14 charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52   

1881  Death of Fernando Wood, New York City mayor (b. 1812) on February - 14.   

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

1891  On this day in history william Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General, dies at 71   

1894  On this day in history death of eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (b. 1814)   

1901  Edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82 on February - 14.   

1908  Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36   

1922  On this day in history death of heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880)   

1929  On February - 14 death of tom Burke, American runner (b. 1875)   

1937  On this day in history 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  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on this day in history.   

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  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on this day in history.   

1533  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on February - 14.   

1546  On February - 14 birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian