Famous Deaths Happened In February - 24

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

1525  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on this day in history.   

1563  On February - 24 death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44   

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on this day in history.   

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

1666  On February - 24 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 this day in history ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66   

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  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  Death of King Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714) on February - 24.   

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  On this day in history 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  John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81 on February - 24.   

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

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

1815  Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

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  On February - 24 anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49   

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  On February - 24 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  On this day in history birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)   

1304  On February - 24 birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?   

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  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on February - 24.   

1545  On this day in history birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)