Famous Deaths 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 February - 14.  

1317  On February - 14 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 this day in history.  

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

1528  On this day in history 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  Death of Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on this day in history.  

1681  On this day in history francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77  

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

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  Death of James Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50 on February - 14.  

1780  On February - 14 william Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56  

1790  Capel Bond, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1808  On this day in history death of john Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)  

1818  John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history death of charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42  

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

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  On this day in history 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 February - 14.  

1891  William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1894  On February - 14 death of eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (b. 1814)  

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

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

1487  On February - 14 birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising  

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

1515  On February - 14 birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts  

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

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