Famous Deaths Happened In February - 24

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on February - 24.   

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  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 this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

1674  On February - 24 death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on this day in history.   

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

1692  Antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74 on February - 24.   

1704  Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on this day in history.   

1714  On February - 24 death of edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. 1637)   

1721  On February - 24 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  On February - 24 georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56   

1777  Death of King Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714) on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history death of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704)   

1781  On February - 24 death of edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713)   

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

1785  Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on February - 24.   

1799  On this day in history 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  On this day in history henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies   

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

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

1825  On this day in history thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies   

1829  Auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies on this day in history.   

1862  Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1874  Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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 February - 24.   

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

1914  On February - 24 death of joshua Chamberlain, Civil War hero for the Union on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg   

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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  On this day in history birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?   

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

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on this day in history.   

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

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on this day in history.   

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