Famous Deaths 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74  

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1704  Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on February - 24.  

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 February - 24.  

1735  Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1777  On this day in history death of king Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)  

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

1785  On February - 24 carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39  

1799  On February - 24 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1862  Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 on February - 24.  

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  On this day in history ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87  

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

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 February - 24.  

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1103  On February - 24 birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)  

1304  On February - 24 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  On February - 24 birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist  

1500  On February - 24 birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor  

1501  On this day in history birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)  

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on this day in history.  

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