Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.   

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1279  On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1653  Johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history richard Mead, physician, dies   

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 February - 16.   

1803  On this day in history jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56   

1820  On this day in history death of georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758).   

1823  On February - 16 johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69   

1825  On this day in history george Gerson, composer, dies at 34   

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

1834  Lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1851  On February - 16 anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95   

1857  On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77   

1858  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on February - 16.   

1864  On this day in history vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58   

1892  Henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies on this day in history.   

1898  Death of Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57   

1900  On February - 16 george Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle   

1907  Death of Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1835) on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75   

1912  Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies on February - 16.   

1915  Emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies on this day in history.   

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1032  On February - 16 birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1497  On February - 16 birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

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

1643  On February - 16 birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.