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

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

1681  Francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1714  Death of Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688) on this day in history.   

1737  On this day in history 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  On this day in history william Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56   

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

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

1818  On this day in history john C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61   

1820  Death of Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 on this day in history.   

1831  On February - 14 vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

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

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

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  Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1894  Death of Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (b. 1814) on this day in history.   

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

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

1916  Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1922  On February - 14 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 February - 14 birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)   

1468  On this day in history 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 February - 14.   

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  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