Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16
Thursday, 22 May 2025
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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