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  On February - 24 marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66   

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

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

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on February - 24.   

1686  Ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66 on February - 24.   

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

1704  On this day in history 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  Death of Colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675) on February - 24.   

1735  On February - 24 georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56   

1777  On February - 24 death of king Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)   

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

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

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

1812  Hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61 on February - 24.   

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

1825  Thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies on this day in history.   

1829  Auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies on February - 24.   

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

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  Ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

1908  On February - 24 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 this day in history.   

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on this day in history.   

1304  On this day in history birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?   

1463  On February - 24 birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist   

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

1501  On February - 24 birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)   

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)