Famous Deaths In February - 14

0270  On this day in history death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).  

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

1317  On this day in history death of marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282)  

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

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

1528  On February - 14 edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66  

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 this day in history.  

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.  

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1737  Death of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685) on this day in history.  

1760  Francois Collin de Blamont, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1779  On February - 14 death of james Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50  

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

1790  On this day in history capel Bond, composer, dies at 59  

1808  Death of John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732) on this day in history.  

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  Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies on February - 14.  

1841  Antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65 on February - 14.  

1846  On this day in history cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76  

1857  On February - 14 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 February - 14 charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52  

1881  Death of Fernando Wood, New York City mayor (b. 1812) on this day in history.  

1885  On February - 14 death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

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

1894  Death of Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (b. 1814) on February - 14.  

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

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

1916  On February - 14 petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36  

1922  Death of Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880) on February - 14.  

1929  On this day in history death of tom Burke, American runner (b. 1875)  

1937  Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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1462  On February - 14 birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)  

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 this day in history birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising  

1513  On this day in history birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer  

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on February - 14.  

1533  On this day in history birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)  

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