Famous Deaths In February - 24

0616  On this day in history death of king Ethelbert of Kent  

1525  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on this day in history.  

1563  On this day in history death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44  

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on February - 24.  

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on February - 24.  

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1674  On this day in history death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)  

1685  On February - 24 death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)  

1686  On February - 24 ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66  

1692  On February - 24 antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74  

Advertisements

1704  Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on February - 24.  

1714  Death of Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. 1637) on this day in history.  

1721  Death of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648) on this day in history.  

1732  On this day in history death of colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675)  

1735  Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56 on February - 24.  

1777  Death of King Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714) on February - 24.  

1779  On February - 24 death of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704)  

1781  Death of Edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713) on this day in history.  

1784  On February - 24 anton Laube, composer, dies at 65  

1785  Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1799  On February - 24 broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41  

1806  On this day in history john Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81  

1810  Henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies on February - 24.  

1812  Hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61 on February - 24.  

1815  Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies on this day in history.  

1825  Thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies on this day in history.  

1829  On February - 24 auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies  

1862  On February - 24 bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72  

1874  On February - 24 anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49  

1876  On this day in history jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67  

1895  Ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1907  Otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66  

1914  Death of Joshua Chamberlain, Civil War hero for the Union on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg on February - 24.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1103  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on February - 24.  

1304  On this day in history birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)  

1304  On February - 24 birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?  

1463  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist  

1500  On February - 24 birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor  

1501  On February - 24 birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)  

1536  On February - 24 birth of clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)  

1545  On this day in history birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)