Famous Deaths In February - 24

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

1525  On February - 24 death of guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier  

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on this day in history.  

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

1642  On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66  

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on February - 24.  

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on this day in history.  

1685  On this day in history 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  Antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1732  Death of Colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675) on this day in history.  

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

1777  On this day in history death of king Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)  

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

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

1810  On February - 24 henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies  

1812  On this day in history hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61  

1815  Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies on February - 24.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On February - 24 ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87  

1907  On this day in history otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77  

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  On February - 24 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 this day in history.  

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.