Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on February - 16.   

0923  On February - 16 abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1247  On February - 16 death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on February - 16.   

1391  On this day in history johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  On February - 16 death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70   

1710  On February - 16 death of esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632)   

1721  On February - 16 death of james Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686)   

1754  Richard Mead, physician, dies on this day in history.   

1779  William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies on February - 16.   

1791  Death of Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 on this day in history.   

1799  Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1803  Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1820  Death of Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758) on February - 16.   

1823  Johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69 on February - 16.   

1825  George Gerson, composer, dies at 34 on February - 16.   

1829  Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95 on February - 16.   

1834  On this day in history lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies   

1844  On February - 16 death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)   

1851  Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1857  Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86   

1864  On February - 16 vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58   

1892  On February - 16 henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies   

1898  On February - 16 death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)   

1899  Francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57 on February - 16.   

1900  George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle on February - 16.   

1907  On February - 16 death of giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1835)   

1910  Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75 on February - 16.   

1912  On February - 16 edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies   

1915  On this day in history emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies   

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on this day in history.   

1075  On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on this day in history.   

1543  On February - 16 birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.