Famous Deaths In February - 24

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on this day in history.  

1525  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on February - 24.  

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

1588  On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist  

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

1666  On February - 24 nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77  

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on February - 24.  

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

1686  Ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1692  Antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1704  On February - 24 marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies  

1714  Death of Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. 1637) on February - 24.  

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

1732  Death of Colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675) on February - 24.  

1735  On this day in history georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56  

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

1779  Death of Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704) on this day in history.  

1781  Death of Edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713) on February - 24.  

1784  Anton Laube, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1785  On February - 24 carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39  

1799  On this day in history broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41  

1806  John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81 on February - 24.  

1810  On this day in history henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies  

1812  On February - 24 hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61  

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

1825  Thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies on February - 24.  

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

1862  Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 on February - 24.  

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

1876  Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on February - 24.  

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.  

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

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on February - 24.  

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on this day in history.  

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on February - 24.  

1500  On this day in history birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor  

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on February - 24.  

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on February - 24.  

1545  Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.