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  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on February - 24.   

1588  On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist   

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 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 February - 24 ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66   

1692  Antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1704  On February - 24 marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies   

1714  On February - 24 death of edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. 1637)   

1721  Death of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648) on February - 24.   

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 February - 24 death of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704)   

1781  On February - 24 death of edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713)   

1784  Anton Laube, composer, dies at 65 on February - 24.   

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  On February - 24 john Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81   

1810  Henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1825  On this day in history thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies   

1829  On February - 24 auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies   

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  On this day in history jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67   

1895  Ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87 on February - 24.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist   

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on February - 24.   

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