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  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  On this day in history death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

1405  Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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

1571  On February - 14 benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70   

1676  On February - 14 death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist   

1681  On February - 14 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  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 February - 14.   

1779  Death of James Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50 on this day in history.   

1780  William Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

1808  On February - 14 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  Death of Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

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

1846  On February - 14 cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76   

1857  Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on February - 14.   

1870  On this day in history death of st. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815)   

1873  Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52 on February - 14.   

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

1901  Edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82 on February - 14.   

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 February - 14 death of heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880)   

1929  Death of Tom Burke, American runner (b. 1875) on February - 14.   

1937  On this day in history erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62   

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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  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 14.   

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

1546  On February - 14 birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian