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  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on February - 24.  

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 February - 24.  

1692  On this day in history antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74  

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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 this day in history.  

1721  On this day in history death of john Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648)  

1732  On February - 24 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 this day in history.  

1779  Death of Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704) on February - 24.  

1781  On this day in history death of edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713)  

1784  Anton Laube, composer, dies at 65 on February - 24.  

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  John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

1812  Hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1815  On this day in history robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies  

1825  On February - 24 thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies  

1829  On this day in history auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies  

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

1874  Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49 on February - 24.  

1876  Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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  Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1914  Death of Joshua Chamberlain, Civil War hero for the Union on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg on this day in history.  

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1103  On this day in history birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)  

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

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on February - 24.  

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on this day in history.  

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

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on this day in history.  

1536  On this day in history birth of clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)  

1545  On February - 24 birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)