Famous Deaths In February - 24

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

1525  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)  

1686  On this day in history ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66  

1692  On February - 24 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 February - 24.  

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  Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39  

1799  Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

1862  On this day in history bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72  

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 February - 24.  

1907  Otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77 on February - 24.  

1908  Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66 on February - 24.  

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  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 February - 24 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)