Famous Deaths In February - 14

0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on this day in history.  

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 February - 14.  

1400  On February - 14 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  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1676  On this day in history death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist  

1681  On February - 14 francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77  

1714  On February - 14 death of maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688)  

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

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  John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61 on February - 14.  

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

1831  Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies on this day in history.  

1841  On this day in history antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65  

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

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

1870  On this day in history 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  Death of Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) on February - 14.  

1891  William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General, dies at 71 on February - 14.  

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

1901  On this day in history edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82  

1908  On this day in history georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72  

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

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 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  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  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on this day in history.  

1513  On February - 14 birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer  

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

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