Famous Deaths In February - 14

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

0869  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1714  On this day in history death of maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688)  

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1737  Death of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685) on February - 14.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1846  Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1857  On February - 14 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  Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52 on February - 14.  

1881  On February - 14 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  William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of tom Burke, American runner (b. 1875)  

1937  On February - 14 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 February - 14.  

1468  On February - 14 birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)  

1483  On February - 14 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  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on February - 14.  

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on this day in history.  

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