Famous Deaths In February - 24

0616  On February - 24 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 February - 24.  

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

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

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  On February - 24 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  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 February - 24.  

1721  On this day in history death of john Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648)  

1732  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of king Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)  

1779  Death of Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704) on this day in history.  

1781  On this day in history 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  Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 on February - 24.  

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

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

1812  Hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

1825  On February - 24 thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies  

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

1862  On February - 24 bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72  

1874  On this day in history anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49  

1876  Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on February - 24.  

1895  Ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1907  On February - 24 otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77  

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

1914  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1304  On February - 24 birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)  

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on February - 24.  

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on this day in history.  

1500  On this day in history birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor  

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on February - 24.  

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on February - 24.  

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