Famous Deaths In February - 14

0270  On February - 14 death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).   

0869  On this day in history 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  On February - 14 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  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on February - 14.   

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  Death of Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688) on February - 14.   

1737  On this day in history 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  On February - 14 capel Bond, composer, dies at 59   

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 February - 14.   

1820  Death of Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 on February - 14.   

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

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

1870  Death of St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1885  Death of Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) on this day in history.   

1891  On February - 14 william Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General, dies at 71   

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

1901  On February - 14 edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82   

1908  Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 on February - 14.   

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  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 14.   

1533  On this day in history birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)   

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