Famous Deaths Happened In February - 15
Thursday, 15 January 2026
1043 Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on February - 15. 

1145 Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on February - 15. 

1152 On this day in history konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 

1503 Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on this day in history. 

1568 Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on this day in history. 

1580 On this day in history cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies 

1597 On this day in history pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 

1600 Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on February - 15. 

1621 Michael Praetorius, German composer (In Dulce Jubilo), dies at 50 on this day in history. 

1637 On this day in history ferdinand II, King of Bohemia/Hun/German Emperor (1619-37), dies at 58 

1660 Klaas Geritsz Compaen, Dutch buccaneer/merchant, dies at 72 on this day in history. 

1680 On this day in history jan Swammerdam, Dutch entomologist (Bible of Nature), dies at 41 

1701 Adam Drese, German composer, dies at 80 on February - 15. 

1713 On this day in history anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, writer, dies 

1738 On this day in history death of matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684) 

1744 Frantisek Antonin Mica, composer, dies at 49 on February - 15. 

1759 On February - 15 alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89 

1761 Carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history. 

1775 Death of Peter Dens, Flemish Catholic theologian (b. 1690) on February - 15. 

1778 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer, dies at 80 

1780 On February - 15 william Blackstone, jurist, dies 

1781 G E Lessing, writer, dies at 52 on this day in history. 

1818 On February - 15 charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69 

1820 Pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63 on this day in history. 

1831 Henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies on this day in history. 

1832 On this day in history hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer, dies at 85 

1835 Henry Hunt, British politican, dies on this day in history. 

1839 Death of Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) on February - 15. 

1841 Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch dr/chemist (electrical car), dies at 53 on February - 15. 

1843 On this day in history death of theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek military figure (b. 1770) 

1844 Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86 on this day in history. 

1847 Death of Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1794) on February - 15. 

1848 On February - 15 death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) 

1849 On this day in history pierre F Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (logistic curve), dies at 44 

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