Famous Deaths In February - 14

0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on February - 14.  

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  Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1528  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1571  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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  On February - 14 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history william Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56  

1790  Capel Bond, composer, dies at 59 on February - 14.  

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

1818  John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61 on February - 14.  

1820  On February - 14 death of charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42  

1831  Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies on February - 14.  

1841  Antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)  

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

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1462  On this day in history birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)  

1468  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on February - 14.  

1483  On this day in history birth of zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty  

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 this day in history.  

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

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on February - 14.