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

1681  On February - 14 francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77  

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

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 this day in history.  

1780  On this day in history william Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56  

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

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

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

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

1846  Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76 on February - 14.  

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

1870  On February - 14 death of st. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815)  

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

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  On February - 14 georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72  

1916  Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36 on February - 14.  

1922  Death of Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880) on February - 14.  

1929  Death of Tom Burke, American runner (b. 1875) on this day in history.  

1937  Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62 on February - 14.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.