Famous Deaths In February - 24

0616  On February - 24 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 February - 24.  

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on February - 24.  

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

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

1732  On this day in history death of colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675)  

1735  Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56 on February - 24.  

1777  On February - 24 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 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  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  On this day in history robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies  

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

1829  On this day in history auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies  

1862  Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1874  Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49 on February - 24.  

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  On February - 24 anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66  

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

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

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1545  Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on February - 24.